DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 10 November 1936, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS

j NEW RAILWAYS. (Per Press Association). AUCKLAND, November 9. Fifty men commenced work this morning on the construction of the duplicate railway from Papakura to Horotiu, a distance or 58 miles. The line is already duplicated from Auckland to Papakura, and from Horotiu to * Frankton. When the new work is completed, jhe line will be duplicated from Auckland to Franton, a distance of 85 miles, which will greatly facilitate traffic between Waikato and Auckland. DUNEDIN. November .9 ' Considered by the Minister of Bailway as a desirable work, valuable ’ both as a railway and as providing employment, the duplication of the line from St. Leonard’s to Sawyer’s Ba.y, on the main north line, is <o be proceeded with soon, A larger deviation scheme, through a tunnel between Sawyer’s Bay and Waitati. is = also under consideration, but will not ft he advanced till the duplication scheme is finished. Vi Mr Sullivan stated this morning X that the tunnel scheme would involve £500,000, and in tho meantime, the route would be surveyed. YACHT’S OCEAN TRIP. ’ AUCKLAND, November 8. After sailing from Tahiti in the-)' 27ft yacht Farys, a young Pole, Edwin j. Weber, stepped ashore at Auckland on Saturday. The vessel is prob- A ably the smallest and lightest ever to® put into Auckland from an overseas t port, and strangely enough is built of yU New Zealand kauri. - SUSPICIOUS FIRES. —— CHRISTCHURCH, .November 8. The police are enquiring into fires y< which resulted in the total destruction \-i-i of a threshing mill and plant at Omihi,, w i owned by Mr S. McLaughlin, causing .'if' damage estimated at £5OO. The mill was burnt three weeks ago, and last week two wheeled whares attached to the mill were also completely destroyi. All. the property was insured.