RED CROSS FUNDS
AN INTERESTING CHALLENGE. AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON. j WELLINGTON, May 27. 3 Final conditions have been agreed upon under which Auckland accepts the Wellington challenge to lay a "oopper trail" on 1 the Main Trunk lino from one city to the other, a distance of 426 miles, in the in- 1 ?" terests of the Red Cross funds. Wellington undertakes to lay pennies on /; ono rail of tho_ lino to Auckland, while Auckland is laying pennies to Wellington on the other rail. * The amount required to lay the whole ; way from. Wellington to Auckland, is £93,657 10s.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17326, 28 May 1918, Page 5
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