THE CAPE CABLE.
COMING MAKER
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. PERTH, February 1-1. The cable steamer Scotia lias aboard 15110 miles of cable. After this is laid the cable stall will join the steamer Anglia, which will lay the Pacific cablo between llrisbane, Norfolk Island, aniS New Zealand. Cape Cable THE AUCKLAND CABLE STATION. (Per U.mtkd I'iikss Association-.)' AUCKLAND, February 14. Lapid progress is being made with tho election of the ofiire and staff (juarters in connection with tho Pacific cable station at Doubtless Hay, north of Auckland, arid tho buildings, four in number, are being erected in wood. If is expected that the two largest will bn completed next month. The total cost of tho four buildings, with fencing, will lie about £5000. It is possible arrangements will be made between the Government and the Pacific Cable Hoard whereby one or other will undertake that both shall rceeivo and transmit cable messages at Doubtless liny, and also wml; Ihe land lines between Auckland and (he cable station, thus doing away with the nccessitv of employing two separate staffs as at Wakapuaka. ' No decision on the point will, however, ho arrived at until Mr Reynold.-., general manager for Ilie Cable Hoard, arrives in Wellington a few weeks hence.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12278, 15 February 1902, Page 7
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206THE CAPE CABLE. Otago Daily Times, Issue 12278, 15 February 1902, Page 7
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