INTERPROVINCIAL.
(Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The Hon. Hall- Jones visited Hanmer Springs yesterday. He stated that the line m contemplation between Culvcrden and Hanmer would cost about £6,000 a mile, including the cost of the bridge over the Waiau. The course was very msy for the first few miles, but rougher afterwards, while there would be some trouble with the Waiau and various smaller streams. The line could only be started when authorised by Parliament, and at there was no authorisation and no vote. The question of construction must be, deferred until next session, but a detailed survey would be made of the route before'then, as only general survey bad up till now been taken. The executive of the North Canterbury Farmers' Union yesterday passed a resolution noting with satisfaction (lie action taken by Mr Bishop, S.M., m declining to send an objectionable character to the country where lie would be a menace to women and children. ASHBURTON, this day. At a meetuig of farmers at Tinwald last night it was decided to take steps to re-open the Tinwald butter factory and commence the dairy industry m tlie district. A committee was appointed to ascertain what support would be guaranteed to the scheme.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9641, 16 January 1903, Page 2
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