The Evening Star. SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1871.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 448, 17 June 1871, Page 2

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1871.

It is gratifying to see that at last the difficultie»%L connection with the Kaipara Eailway appear to -have been removed, and that important work has made a preliminary step in advance. The step is but preliminary ; and after the delays and disappointments of the past, there must exist the apprehension that the actual commencement of the work may still be deferred. We may assume that the differences said to exist in, the Executive relative to the rival sites for the terminal station on the Waitemata have been removed j and we can scarcely ,#ank thafiwAy further obstacles should be permitted to present themselves in the face of the strong public desire for the completion of the railway. The notice which has been issued intimates that the plans and COI?&M°,M willbe ready for inspection on the.Gth of next wonth, and that tenders will be received till the 24th-of the same month. Whether'thereception of .tenders will be succeeded by the 81'gl"iRg..<?.f: contracts and the actual commencement of the. works,, or whetffer, aY some people are wicked enough to, say, it is omy a sop for the public, and the construction of .the vvoyks will Wait on further legislation, remains to be sfeen. liufc as the only point that seemed to require legielativej action for its solution has been .already determined, we believe we are warranted in expecting an immediate commencejiieat of the works. The

effect which such a line of communication will have on the settlement and development of,the wealth *of the shores of our " Mediterranean," cannot "ail to be in the highest sense conducive to the interests of the city and of the whole province, and the sooner those benefits are enjoyed the mor9 satisfactory will it be to the whole people. There is not, indeed, such a pressing demand for employ^ tnent as appeared to exist some months ago,, but doubtless there are numbers who will hail the commencement of this public work as a means of steady and remunerative employment, while the opening up of so extensive districts for settlement, and for the investment, we may hope, of Thames gold, will afford the prospect of abundant and regular employment for the unemployed, in all time to come.