SOUTH ISLAND RAILWAYS.
. ♦ ; — ', A PROPOSED . EXTENSION. * , ~—-™ ' ' [BT TKLKCRAPH.—PRESS JiBSOCUTIOST.] Waimate, Wednesday. J The Hon. D. Buddo, who arrived in Waimate yesterday, has inspected the newlyacquired eettlements of Alanholme and 5 Waihao Downs. The route of proposed , railway extension of 4J miles from Waihao Downs. (the present terminus) was pointed out to him. The deputation urged the claims of the extension, and asked that the necessary land for the railway should be reserved before submitting the sections to j public competition. The Minister admitted the potentialities of the district, . and said that he would make provision for reserving land for the railway as asked for. _ Mr. Buddo will open the new poet office at Waimate to-morrow.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14648, 6 April 1911, Page 5
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