THE WEST COAST RAILWAY.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 84, 30 October 1880, Page 2

THE WEST COAST RAILWAY.

We learn -vrith much pleasure that the : j. West' Coast 'Railway Com mil fee hay* re- r ceived from the Government seme proposal* m reference to the construction^of the line^ which. : appear to us of a'y.ery. favorable nature. The Government offer- tp 7 hand U over to the promoter!^^ the. v w ; iiqle oJF.. th« i woi^ already done? on .^he. W*do3tpwn , spc- v tion, including sufveyß,*, l^vdh'ng,, cuttings, . earthworks, tunnelling," elilverts,; &c. ; sflso \ the, rails,, iron bridge, and ! 'roiling-stock already, procured for f.his^' line "and riC^r i^ * hand j also the land acquired frb'm' private owners for the line to pass through ; alsotq complete the survey of the line toFoiton, to acquire for thisjjromotersthe land neede4 ; ; forthe passage of the line heyand t.b,e poiht - to which }thas already bien securedv^a'soijo, ■ accord them permission to deposit m, the b*y. . bctweeji Bipitea and Kaiwarra the spoS - earth excayated from the various cuttings, .: and graqt them a certain »rea of the laud . thus reclaimed j all this 'to be given f re* of : expense, but subject to a guarantee : that the promoters will actually carry out their par| of tlie arrangements, and complete^thViiua a9 proposed frohi Wellington', to' OForto'n. The question of a. Government guarantee of a certain per-centage dn the cost of the w< \ and of the application of->funds received from the sa.]f of land along the. route, of the! raiL^ay to recoup its.,eo*t, or rather, to, .purchas.e it on behalf of the SoverEment,-is ojE',course. one which Parliament alone can deal with. The presont'offer.o'f the'Govflrriment vl ■ h'oweyer, is of so 'Very favorable a, natV»j~ ' that there ought n'owtobe no^ great ctiffi- . ,'.' culty m getting this 1 important' tfridertaking .|i fairly under way^arid" we congratalat^tliflt 5 ; promoters on the adrantageous terms 'which «,re pffsred. to them. We hope soon to be, " able "to announce Jon^e definite movement m the direction o| commencing 'ojp eratibn^. . — Post. ' :■■■■■- •■■■■ ■■■';■■. •.;.;■■