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Mr Edward Seager, of the Victoria Foundry, has just effected a number of alterations to a locomotive engine recently purchased by the Mokihinui Company. The principal alteration has been the construction of a couple of saddle tanks. The speed and power of the locomotive has been greatly increased, and it is expected that the engine will be able to do almost twice as much work as previously. The improvements have been executed by Mr Seager in a very creditable manner. The locomotive was built in Tasmania for the Messrs Sinclair, late of Wainui-o-mata, but was never used by them. Subsequently it passed into the hands of Mr Peter McGrath the ex-contractor for the Te Aro reclamation but was never worked in Wellington until it was purchased by Messrs O’Malley and Pepperell. The latter firm used it for about a month, and ever since it has remained idle.
The Mokihinui Railway Company intend to use it in drawing coal trucks along their line. The formation of the permanent way has been completed, and steel rails will be laid down at once. The locomotive is to be taken down to the West Coast by the s.s. ‘Timaru’ towards the end of the week.
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