PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1183, 31 October 1884, Page 3

PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT.

We clip the following Lems from the Public Works Statement under the heading of Railways:— $$ ■ Otago Central Railway.—The works in progress on this line extend over a distance of 32 iniles- The formation of the Wingatut section is finished ready for the ' rails,an ) a small quantity of work wasdone .on the Hindoo section auring thc early part of the year 1 y unemployed. The Deep stream 'contract, let in February 1882, ■ was aban* d .ned by the contractors shortly afterwards, slid the works have not yet teen resume I. The formation of the Nehthbra section, which is the last of' the ,rough counti y, is rapidly. In connection with this Otago Central Railway I am o‘ opinion that a great mistake has been made in not forcing the construction of the first portions of the line, especially the Wingatui viaduct, so that the .materials for the Deep Stream and Nenthom sections could be taken up by t ail instead of .being carted so far by road, which must materially increase the cost of construction.-'The Wingatui viaduct will take fully two years to complete, and until it. is completed it will be a great bpr to the , progress of the works higher up the line.' ' ' 1 , Waipahi-Heriothurn.—This railway being 1 already completed, the - vote . proposed -is merely to cover existing liabilities.. , . Otago Central Railway. Aa already stated, ] consider that the Hindoo section of this railway should have been moreranidly pushed ahead,'- and - it will be my endeavour to farther this end daring the outrent year by all means in my power, and also to push forward the construction of tho line generally aa rapidly as possible, in oi-der to utilise as soon as possi In the’, large expenditure of close upon 1,260,0911 al eady spent upon iv With this view.it is p op >se I to a<k this y ar fur a vote which wid lie sufficient to enable all the work to he put in hand which can he reasonably got at without entailing a. heavy loss lor eairiaue.of ma’erial. Gote* Kelso.—lt is not intended to! con« tinne this line at nresent, so the vote proposed is merely nufflnent to cover the cost of working su vny and-<a al plans, - W»imea«'>wi ziis —The vote proposed for this is suffio ent to complete it to the eu I of the seven hj mile.