Page image
English
through Vienna either to Brindisi or Constantinople. Morrison had taken me a berth from Southampton in the Bankers or Barbers -but this I couldn't stand. I think you will find that all possible arrangements have been made here for carrying out yr. comprehensive policy. You will receive a mass of evidence shewing that3 ft. 6 in. is the guage you must adopt for yr. railways - and that the cost (including rolling stock etc.) will not exceed £4000 a mile - You will also I trust receive an offer from Sir C. Fox's Company to execute yr. preliminary surveys. They assure me that if you guarantee an interest of from 5 to 6 p. c. on the capital expended, they can get companies to undertake all yr. railways - in other words adopt the Indian system, and you need not borrow for yr. railroads - and will besides exercise a full controlling power upon the cost etc. Emigration has been already started from Norway, Sweden etc. and can be increased to any extent on favourable terms- Similar

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert