The Otago Central Railway.
• VISIT OF THE HON R. J. SEDDON. j [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, May 28. The Hon R. Ji Seddon, Minister for Public Works', Ibft to-day on a visit of inspection of the OtflgO Central. At Middlemarch a deputation interviewed him about various local requirements, after which, by request, he formally declared the line open. In his speech lie said that he had not b .Sh ii_.pr._sed as he came along, but as he looked about him and saw the district he believed there was a future before it, and once the line was "over the garden wall" it would not stop till it reached Maniototo. If the impressions he had formed were maintained after inspection, he believed the line would be continued. The difficulty was with regard to funds. The Minister left for Naseby, where he would arrive about eight.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7176, 29 May 1891, Page 4
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144The Otago Central Railway. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7176, 29 May 1891, Page 4
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