Tenders for the Wellington and Manawatu Railway loan, of £160,000, at 5 per cent, per annum, the minimum whereof was fixed at £98, have been, opened,but the result of ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 13 Aug 1885, Page 2
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