RAILWAY AND ROADS.
G OVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION. WOKKa. The Government has 1703 men employed on railway construction works in the North Island, and 1655 (out of a total of 2057 throughout New Zealand) on road construction works. These men are distributed as follows: RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION Kawakawa-Grahamstown 232 Kawakawa-Hokianga 215 North Auckland Main Trunk ... 339 East Coast (Tauranga end) 161 Gisborne-Motu 36S Stratford-0 nga rue 391 Total 1706 ROAD CONSTRUCTION, North Auckland 289 Auckland road district 273 Tauranga 69 Oto'ko • 160 Stratford 745 Wellington 119 Total 1655 The Hon. R, McKenzie states that the Government could do with more laborers, but there was generally a shortage at this time of the year. Many men went shearing or grass-seeding.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3131, 30 January 1911, Page 2
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116RAILWAY AND ROADS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3131, 30 January 1911, Page 2
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