Fiji’S New Bridge

From Our Own Correspondent

Suva, Feb. 12.

progress continues to be made '“J with the construction of the bridge across the Rewa River, 12 miles from Suva, one of the biggest engineering works undertaken in the colony. Work is now proceeding on the last two piers of the structure.

Its completion will do away with the

cumbersome and inconvenient pontoon, which has served for many years, and which has to suspend operations nearly every time there is a fresh in the river.

Had the original borings proved ac curate, the work would probably have proceeded faster. But in the case of the last two piers, though it was calculated that bottom would be found at 75 feet, a solid foundation had not been reached at a depth of 145 feet.