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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 6 (December 1, 1931)

The Contractors and the Provincial Government

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The Contractors and the Provincial Government.

A temporary agreement was made with the contractors for the working of the line till 31st March, 1868, but when that date was reached the contractors had still not completed the work. The agreement was extended, but the Provincial Secretary wrote to the contractors asking them to state within what time they would be prepared to complete the tunnel and hand over to the Government the Lyttelton to Christchurch page break
Forty-Four year ago Names 1. W. H. Turner. 2. H, Field. 3. A. R. Taylor. 4. I. W. Turner. 5. I. L. Hester. 6. P. Couch. 7. T. Tatnell, 8. J. W. Reed. 9. W. H. Warren. 10. T. Wyman. 11. A. W. McWilliams. 12. F. W. Arnold. 13. J. S. Reid. 14. C. Collier. 15. T. Hay. 16. H. M. Spencer. 17. W. H. Griffin. 18. J. Boothman. 19. T. W. Rentoul. 20. T. Bradley. (Stationmaster) 21. E. M. Cole. 22. J. Owen. 23. J. Bradley. 24. A. S. Button. 25. W. H. Slater. 26. W. Haden. 27. H. Tregear. 28. J. Parker. 29. W. R. Bradley. 30. J. Andrews. 31. W. J. Johnston. 32. J. Sullivan. 33. W. J. Harrington. 34. C. Burnes, 35. E. J. Norris. 36. S. W. Woodbury. 37. W. Hanson. 38. S. Hutchinson. 39. J. Wilson. 40. W. Bailey. 41. J. C. Relph. Some Pioneer New Zealand Railwaymen.

Forty-Four year ago
Names
1. W. H. Turner.
2. H, Field.
3. A. R. Taylor.
4. I. W. Turner.
5. I. L. Hester.
6. P. Couch.
7. T. Tatnell,
8. J. W. Reed.
9. W. H. Warren.
10. T. Wyman.
11. A. W. McWilliams.
12. F. W. Arnold.
13. J. S. Reid.
14. C. Collier.
15. T. Hay.
16. H. M. Spencer.
17. W. H. Griffin.
18. J. Boothman.
19. T. W. Rentoul.
20. T. Bradley. (Stationmaster)
21. E. M. Cole.
22. J. Owen.
23. J. Bradley.
24. A. S. Button.
25. W. H. Slater.
26. W. Haden.
27. H. Tregear.
28. J. Parker.
29. W. R. Bradley.
30. J. Andrews.
31. W. J. Johnston.
32. J. Sullivan.
33. W. J. Harrington.
34. C. Burnes,
35. E. J. Norris.
36. S. W. Woodbury.
37. W. Hanson.
38. S. Hutchinson.
39. J. Wilson.
40. W. Bailey.
41. J. C. Relph.
Some Pioneer New Zealand Railwaymen.

page 47 railway, in a finished state. The contractors replied on 1st April that they were not in a position to give a definite answer until the engineer had inspected the work.

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