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RAILWAY EXTEH8I0H8.
I ENGINEER APTOINTED.
I _NIETTA AND .WILMOT LINES,
I . HOBART, Thursday.
i jyr. . uroom . isutler, -wuo has been
| appointed as engineer of tramways and
tracks, entered upon his duties oa Mon-
| day, Tho Aeld work of the Derwoab
Yoltey line extension lias been finislicd
by Mr Butler as far as lliiss&U Fall#,
and the necessary plans of this portion
aro now beiug prepared by tlie En-
gineor-iiudiief's oflicc.
Tho (Minister for Works inbemds to
cjigage Mr F. F. St. Hill as an assistant
to Mr Butler. Mr St - Hill-has done
| a great 'deal, of tramway construction
I in ;Ncw 2caJand, in <U>e character of
I lines contemplated, for Tasmania, and
I ho w?!l protubly begin his work liere Iu
connection with tlie Nietto. tiamwny.'
tho fiuncy- nnd preliminary 'works of
which will be undertaken immediately.
Aircng'craents will bo rando also for
the survey pf the Prcolenna tramway.
With xogaxd to the Wilraot. railway,
Air Bingliain, who lias had cliargo of
tlio suncy, is now engaged in the Ho-
barti ofilco ccmpleting the necessary
plans and information for the construc
tion 'All the field work is being
| done, and tlio acquisition of Uie laud
| necessary for tiholine is being proceeded
with as rapidly as possible. The
I valuators arc still engaged in arrang.
iog the terms for purchase.
Tlie work on the Burnic-FIowerdal-?
line is rnpidly approaching completion,
and Mr Ross-Reynolds antioipato« that
everything will be completed for thd
opening of the lino through to My .11
rood early in August.
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