NEW ZEALAND
Per Pre'ss Association
Railway Improvement.
WELLINGTON, September 10
The engineers of the Railway Department, by order of the Minister, are engaged in preparing a scheme for the duplication of the line from Dunedin to Mosgiel. It is stated that it is possible to very much improve the line and quadruple its carrying capacity. Tram TrafficThe City Council have decided to ask the Commissioner of Police to enforce the bye-law forbidding the over-crowd-ing of trams, and to prosecute where necessary. LitigationDUNEDIN, September 10. The hearing of the case, owners of the barque Laira v Union Company, arising out of the Waikatipu-Laira collision, commenced in the Admiralty Court this morning . The forenoon was occupied by the address of counsel for defendants, who open. The trial will last a week. An Old Identitv GoneMr Robert Chapman, the first Registrar of the Supreme Court, died to-day. For Frozen MuttonINVERCARGILL, September 10. Nearly 20,000 fat sheep have been railed from this district to Canterbury during the last fortnight. Land SettlementOf the 10,000 acres comprised in Otahu Estate 8000 are now taken up, and it is expected the balance will soon be settled on.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 9151, 10 September 1898, Page 3
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190NEW ZEALAND South Canterbury Times, Issue 9151, 10 September 1898, Page 3
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