INSPECTION OF MIDLAND RAILWAY WORKS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11869, 22 January 1902, Page 5

INSPECTION OF MIDLAND RAILWAY WORKS.

[by TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Tuesday, j After inspecting the Otira section of the Midland railway and visiting the West Coast, Mr. Y. G. Bogue, the American railway engineer, and the officers of the Public Works Department, have returned to Wellington. In regard to the question of a tunnel at Arthur's Pass, Mr. Bogue has obtained a great deal of data. His report will be submitted to the Government in due course. Questioned as to his visit, Mr. Bogue said from Patterson's Creek to 'Sloven Creek, on the other side of Staircase Gully, was a very heavy piece of work, and what had been done appeared to have been well carried out. He considered the tunnel good work. The bridge over Staircase Gully would be a large undertaking, but nothing really extraordinary. It ams quite a safe place to build a bridge, and jfcfe had no doubt that when the structure was completed it would prove very satisfactory.: The engineers, he said, evidently knew what they were about. Work at Patterson's Creek was to commence shortly, and would be a large undertaking also. , Mr. Bogue's visit to the Rimutaka a couple of weeks ago was made for the purpose of seeing the Fell engines at work, as. it has been proposed to use that system on part of the Midland railway. Mr. Bogue wishes to catch the next outward San Francisco steamer. ~