RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
[Per Press Association.] DUNERIN, March 27,
A careful inquiry shows that about 70,000 persons must have witnessed and taken part in Saturday’s send-off. The Railway Department estimated that 30,000 had arrived in town by mid-day by rail. The department carried 15,000 exclusive of volunteers to Port Chalmers. Mr Arthur, the traffic manager, has been complimented by the Minister on the manner in which the heavy traffic was coped with.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CIII, Issue 12162, 28 March 1900, Page 5
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71RAILWAY TRAFFIC. Lyttelton Times, Volume CIII, Issue 12162, 28 March 1900, Page 5
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