THE OTIRA TUNNEL
COMPLETION JN. EjeSTEEN.:.„;'MDNTm :..„.,...
According rto- Mr R. W- Holmes, Under-Secretary to tfao Public" Wferks Department, it is expected that the Otira tunnel will bo __cornpleted in pbout eigNeen 'Hmohths—that is, the rcmaindei-r of "the 'eicavatins' and lining of the tunnel. ~ Tenders for the. electrical equipment, for the operation pf trains .tixflugh the tunnel close m June next, and the successful tenderer ia to complete his contract in eighteen mouth*.
The Public .'Works Department is planning to have tho rails laid and tho line through tho tunnel ballasted and ready tor operation- at- tbo • same time ns the completion-- of- tho electrical equipment contract. '"'"
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10540, 17 March 1920, Page 5
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