RESTORATION OF THE CABLE.
(UNITEU PKEBS ASSOCIATION )
Wellington, July 1,
The Eastern Extension Gable Company's repairing steamer Sherard Osborne, which has been engciged for some time past m repairing the broken cable across Cook's Strait, returned to port this morning, having been successful m restoring complete communication between the North and South Islands. During the operations, however, it was found necessary to borrow from the steamer a certain length of cable m order to replace a portion of the old cable, which was found to be m a Very bad condition ; and the steamer will return m a day or two to recover the borrowed section of the cable, and replace it with the cable which the Government have m store here.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXIV, Issue 139, 2 July 1888, Page 2
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122RESTORATION OF THE CABLE. Marlborough Express, Volume XXIV, Issue 139, 2 July 1888, Page 2
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