WORK FOR EX-SOLDIERS.
RAILWAY DUPLICATION. LANDING AREA FOR PLANES. I (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. Saturday, j Advice lias been received by the Wellington Beturned Soldiers’ Association from I lie Minister of Public \\ orks. I lie lion. 1L Semple. Ilial rangements have been made for 'the j Railway Department to engage about turned soldiers' camp at Paraparaumu lo lie employe*! on earthworks for the duplication of llm main trunk line between Plimmerlon and IMikerua. I The Minister also advises Hint an ' ! engineering survey is being made by | his depart men I lo determine Ihe area of land required for emergency JandI in- grounds al Paraparnmmi and lie I expects to place 50 men from the • camps on the work of levelling the J area selected. This work is suitable j | The work will lie done by co-opera-i live contracts based on standard rales | ! The Minister’s announcement is the ‘ result of representations made by the j I Beturned Soldiers’ Association aid J the Minister stated at that lime that an emergency landing ground near Wei- | ' lington was essential lo the air ser- j i vices in operation.
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Waikato Times, Volume 120, Issue 19984, 7 September 1936, Page 4
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