THE NORTH ISLAND TRUNK RAILWAY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1799, 17 January 1884, Page 3

THE NORTH ISLAND TRUNK RAILWAY.

The Tarannki Budget of Satuiday last has the following :— On Monday evening Mr Carkeek iuri\cd m New Plymouth, aftei having been engaged o\\>\m ing the pioposed line of railway via Mokau. We have ascertained that he and his paity e\pouenced most unfavouiable weathei for then work, all the rivers b'jing swollen with the constant lain. As legavds the icsiilt of the exploration, Mr Caikeek lsieticeut, but we have been definitely informed that theie was no tiuth in the telegiam leceised fiom Auckland to the effect that Mi OaiKrok had found quite impracticable countiy foi a railway unite. On the contiaiy, the ground, although decidedly lough and broken iv places, pi cents no giu it engineering difficulties so fay a-= it bas yet been e\ploi cd. Mr Carkei>k\ \m ty weie at one time within a few miles of Mi liodifoit/party; the latter was enabled to go thioiigh, butbomeof MrC.ulvCek'spaity^eieknocki'ii up, and it wab deemed necc^saiy to letuiu for medical assistance. Tin ec of the i>aity were lost in the bush for about a week on the road back to Pukoaiuhe, and t>uhVi,>d faeveiely from hungei and fatigue. M^i. Julian hurt liiniself by a se\ere stiaiu, and two of his mates weie sent with him to bring him to New Plymouth, \nd one of them (Mr. Y. Hiiisthouse) became ill with fever on the homew.ud joiuney, which rendeied their nunemouts \eiy jnotiacted Befoie reaching the White UhhS M^i. Carkeek met thorn and took them to the constabulary station, wheie Captain Messenger treated them with es ci y kindess, placing the sick men in the hospital and bending for medical aid.