OPENING OF A RAILWAY.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12479, 4 March 1909, Page 4

OPENING OF A RAILWAY.

THE GORE TO WAIKAKA LINE,

[United Peess Association.]

Gore, March 3. To-day the Hon J. A. Millar opened the Gore to Waikaka railway in the presence of a large number oi people. From the McNab Junction the distance is 13 miles and the total cost will be about. £70,000, £f which £50,000 was found by- debentures. The line .passes through good- agricultural land, -which"' is closely settled, with dredging all along the route, whilst legnite coal is found and worked more or- less all over the district. ■ : „""- •■'■'■

Li connection with the opening of the line the residents of Waikaka entertained Mr W. Fraser, M.P. for Wakatipu, in recognition of his strenuous advocacy of tue railway. A presentation of a purse of sovereigns was made to Mr Fraser.