THE OTIRA TUNNEL.
THE OPENING CEREMONY. Per Prc-s Association. nrevinoutb. Saturday. Vrrangement- for the .-r.ri-11i..11v of l>.'"iiiiiin" '*.. it; .u Oilra ft mi. 1 an- up to .la 10. There i- a mil.- aii.l .. half I" | walk from tlic railway Nation. Tin-| j rind has boon smoothed, streams hridg I ed. and a path cut from whore the | (liristchiirch coach deposits its passengers. The Rolleston bridge has heon d. hod. GreynVOntb. fjist Night. I Preparations are proceeding on an i el borate scale for the Otira funnel o; ening function on Tuesday, and the g thering promises to he the largest eor held on the coast. The day mi tie coast has heon doolarod a public b lidnv. and the schools throughout the .1 strict will lie closed. Tho Railway !>• pirtnient is making every arrangement for successfully dealing with the cnorirons passenger traftie that will ho of , f. red. Given fine Heather, the fnuc f : "n should he a great sucess. Sir J. <:. Ward is expected to arrive in GreyMonth on Monday afternoon hy tne
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 113, 4 May 1908, Page 3
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174THE OTIRA TUNNEL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 113, 4 May 1908, Page 3
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