INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.
♦ (BY TKLr.GliAi'n.) (I'BH UNITED I'KESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON. Docombor 8. Tho traflic on tho railways sinoo tho beginning of tho financial yoar up to the proHont tlmo In much hoavior than daring tho aamo poriod last year, and tho recolpta for" tho twelvo montha ending Maroh 31 aro oxpectod to considerably oxoood tho previous yoar. Tho following aro Homo of tho incroasos : Nearly 250,000 passengers, about 27,000 parcels, 11,000 tons of timber, ISI.OOO sheep, 238,000 tons of grain, 55,000 tons of minerals, 21,000 tons of general morTho roooipts from goods aro about L 70.000, from passengers LIS,OOO, and from all services L 95.000 moro than for tho samo poriod of last yoar. Four more powerful locomotivos ordered by tho Railway Department havo arrived, threo aro oxpocted by tho Delphic, making 10 In all. Tho Dopartmont hopes to havo thom all working on tho southern linos by Christmas.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 7692, 8 December 1899, Page 3
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148INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS. Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 7692, 8 December 1899, Page 3
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