OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY LEAGUE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2397, 8 February 1900, Page 16

OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY LEAGUE.

The ordinary meeting of the above league was held on Monday in the Chamber of Commerce rooms ; piesent — Messrs A. Bathgate (chairman), W. Barron, J. Carroll, JYA. Hislop, A. _.C. Stronach, B. Hallenstein, and J. Jolly, ,j«n. - Apologies ior non-attendance were received from Messrs Howden, W. E. Reynolds, C. S. Reeves, and J. Moloney. i The following letter v,as read by the Chairi man : — ! Wedderburn, February 2, 1900. The secretary Otago Central Railway League, ; ■ • Dunedm. ' Dear Sir, — -I beg to report that since my last ' communication oi December, the seveial works on the line between Ranfurly and the Poulburn have been vigorously pushed ahead. T! c ballasting of the Ranfurly-Wedderburn section I think will be completed about the end of the piesent month, but I don't expect the line will be officially opened to Wedderburn until May next. The several cuttings and sections of formation for nearly 15 miles on the WedderburnPoulburn section arc all iully manned, and the cuherts are all completed as far as the Rough Ridge reefs, and there are four gangs of masons building culverts on the eastern slope of Blackstone Hill. I estimate that there are 250 or 300 men engaged on the line at present, and 1 bplieve that never before in the history of the line has such progress been made m the same time a& during the last year. — I am, etc., i » John M'JiAY. | The Chairman added thai tlie le'.tor ira» ( very satisfactory, and, in answer to a question, he said ihe lino wos now open to Ranfurly, and it would apparently be completed I at the end of the present month to WeclderI burn, which was about six milees further on. | From that point to the Poolburn Gorge was a good long section — -in fact, it was more than one section, — but men were evidently at work on the whole length of it. J Mr Barron pointed out that nothing was ! said of the heavy work in. the Poolburn I Gorge, which was o. work that, would delay the pushing on of the line for some time. The (Jnairman said someone had told him lately that that work would not be very heavy. Mr Stronach said that was the opinion of Mr William Leask, of Ophir. The bridging of the river, Mr Leask thought, Mas a simple | matter at the site selected for the bridge. j After a conversational discxission, Mr Bar- | ron moved — "That the city and suburban j members be invited to attend the next meeti ing, to be held on the first Monday in March, and that they be asked to ascertain for the information of that meeting what is the state of the vote available for expenditure to 31st March, and whether any steps have been taken to put in hand the heavier portions of the work, such as at Poolburn Gorge, and the necessary bridges, so that no delay may arise in the active and continuous progress of the work." Mr Stronach seconded the motion, which was carried. On the motion, of Mr Hallenstein, seconded by Mr Hislop, it was resolved — " That a deputation from the league, accompanied" by local members of the House, should wait on the Hon. Mr Ward, Minister for Railways, on Wednesday with reference to the further pushing on of the line." Floriline! — Foe the Teeth and Breath — A few drops of the liquid "Floriline" aprinI kI»J. on a wet tooth brush in-ocluce a pleasant lather, which thoroughly cleanses the teeth frcm all parasites and impurities, hardens the gums, prevents tartar, stops decay, gives to the teeth a peculiar pearly whiteness, and a delightful fragrance to the breath. It removes , all unpleasant odour arising-frorn decayed teeth or tobacco smoke. "' The Fragrant Floriline," being composed in part of honey and sweet herbs, is delicious to the taste, and the greatest toilet discovery of the age. Price 2s 6d of all chemists and perfumers. Wholesale depot, 33 Farringdon road, London, England. ~Advt 9