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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Communication

page 204

Communication.

Splendid facilities exist for travelling within the provincial district. No less than 329 miles of railways are completed and in working order. Of this total, 245 miles were constructed by the Government, and eighty-four miles by an enterprising company formed in the Empire City and known as the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company. Most of the more important boroughs are connected by the railway system. The others are served by mail coaches, pending the construction of the road for the iron horse. The highest altitude attained on the railway is at the Summit Station on the Wairarapa line, 1144 feet above the sea level.