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APPENDIX A..

PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO MESSRS. BROGDEN'S CLAIMS.

PEELIMINAEY COERESPONDENCE. See Appendices to Journals, 1871: D.-6, pp. 3to 7 inclusive; A.-6, pp. 6to 8 inclusive; A.-6a, pp. 1 and 2.

PEELIMINAEY CONTRACTS. See Appendices to Journals, 1871, A.-6, pp. 22 to 48 inclusive.

MOTION MADE BY THE HON. ME. VOGEL. " That this Committee, having before it the contracts entered into with Messrs. Brogden and Sons, 24th Oct., 1871. either one of which, or both, the Governor by the terms of the agreement is empowered to ratify, Hansard, vol. xi., recommends that No. 1 be not accepted." P- 50°-

Amendment moved l>y Mr. Reynolds, and accepted hy the Government. , "And further recommends that the Government negotiate with the Messrs. Brogden for the 24t11 Oct., 18W. modification and extension of No. 2 Contract, or the substitution of one in ita place, as nearly as ■ ff«MS«^, vol. xi-> possible to the following effect: That Messrs. Brogden and Sons construct such railways authorized p or to be authorized by the Assembly, as it may be agreed shall be offered to them, to the amount of £1,000,000, at prices to be agreed between them and the Government, such prices being within the limits fixed by the Legislature. Messrs. Brogden and Sons to state the price at which they are willing to construct each railway, and the Government to be at liberty to refuse or accept the offer. Payment to be made in debentures bearing 5J per cent, interest, or in cash, at the option of the Government. In the event of the Government and Messrs. Brogden and Sons not being able to agree as to the construction of railways under these provisoes, the Government or Messrs. Brogden and Sons, on notice to that effect being given by either party, to be bound to carry out No. 2 Contract."

SUBSEQUENT CONTRACTS PRELIMINARY TO RAILWAY CONTRACTS. See Appendices to Journals, 1872, D.-1., pp. 14 to 19 inclusive.

FURTHEB COEEESPONDENCE PEELIMINAEY TO EAILWAY CONTRACTS. See Appendices to Journals, 1872, D.-1., p. 20.

THE SIX RAILWAY CONTEACTS ENTEEED INTO 10th AUGUST, 1872. See Appendices to Journals, 1872, D.-19.

THE EAILWAY MATEEIAL CONTEACT. See Appendices to Journals, 1872, D.-19a.

FCJETHEB COEEESPONDENCE PEELIMINAET TO RAILWAY CONTEACTS. See Appendices to Journals, 1872, D.-19c.

" THE GOVERNMENT CONTEACTOES AEBITEATION ACT, 1872." See Statutes of 1872, No. XVII.

THE THEEE EAILWAT CONTEACTS ENTERED INTO 19th JULY, 1873. See Appendices to Journals, 1873^ E.-9. I—l. 7.