THE HEADS RAILWAY.
The following telegram was received today, and the offer will no doubt be accepted, when all difficulties will at once be removed, and the work of construction go on :,— To C. 8. Cross, Eeq,, Secretary of the Wanganui Heads Railway. — The Government is advised that rental of £6 per annum would be a fair ajnount to charge for the land proposed i t to be occupied by your station, as' shown t bn""tracing in possession' of Mr Stewart, and it is also recommended that the company should undertake to construct a level crossing on the siding from the gates to the' cattle pens, and also cattle stops where the siding comes from the company's station to the Wanganui Railway Station grcund. Please say if company would be, willing to accept these terms in the' event of Government concurring in them ?— C. J. O'Connor.
The directors deserve credit for their persistent energy in forcing reasonable terms from , the Government, and we hope that th|ey will now proceed with energy. ■ ' • '
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 5306, 12 March 1884, Page 2
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171THE HEADS RAILWAY. Wanganui Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 5306, 12 March 1884, Page 2
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