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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 107, 27 October 1877, Page 2

Th» following report of tb!e Hutt Waikanae Railway Committee lias been, sent by Mr Travers, of Weliftigton, m reply to a letter addressed by the Pailmerston Borough Council to> the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. "Your, Committee have tseken a* cdfl* siderable smount of etidenee with re : .f erence to the matter referred to themi and beg to report s^-Thati m their opinion, it rs expedienft that a survey of the Kne mentioned m the order of referrence should be made witb tfs little i delay ajs possible, m order to determine whether it affords a practicable route fi» the s epnstrtH;tfc>iS .of a , rail^aiy^ Siovr Committee are satisfied that; th^e fpro-f posed li»e vfotfld bring into iKKfiediate use a very large extent of"lric!h and , valuable lsmd, which must otherwise, for waiit of commtliii cation vritb Wel- ! lwigtoft,- reftiain Unavailable. The pro--Steed I|&^ niareorer appears to yoftr onißTittee to o£Eer thie. shoftest rotate" by which the whole of the*' country on the West Coast of the Rprincial Dis--tricfc of Wellinjgtoh may fee brought into communication l witB l the' city." ' It appears that the Weliingtpa Chaihber of Commerce are alive tp the fact; that a West Goasfrßailway 'scheme ■is of vast .4mportanee to Wellingtons-

which cannot be doubted by any one who is conversant .with the features of the country lying between Palmerston and the Hutt, and its natural capacity for settlement. It is to be hoped that the Government will do as suggested by the Hutt-Waikane Committee and ;lose no. time m causing a survey of the ? proposed "line m order to determine whether it atfordsVa practicable route for the construction of a railway. If such should be the. case,? and from all accounts we hare^e^ery -reason to believe it is so, the result will be quite as great as the mos|? r sanguine can wish for. The fact of constructing a railway through the heart of such a magnificent country is indeed worthy the at* t ention of any Government. As regards . the financial part of the business thcHr&t can be no doubt of the result. It will m the first place create a demand "for the purchase of the land along each side of the line and give an impetus to settlement Which nothing else can possibly give. Considering that the land along the most of the projected line is still Unsold, it stands to reason that the whole of that immense district will be sold jat greatly advanced prices/ and what is best of all , tq*a young country,, it will be Utilised When sold, thereby contributing to the general revenue --of the Country, dnd fostering a large trade m itself, and ultimately directly Denefiting Wellington. If this Scheme is really pushed . ahead,, it needs no prophet to fortel, the result it will have on this district, the impetus, will soon be felt throughout tiie land from Wellington to Taranaki. Travelling then will be a pleasure instead of a toil as at preseut. We will then be brought within about 4 hours of the Empire tftty instead of 24 JioUrs as db present. Should the whole affair resolve itself into iron rails find the steam horse m. the course of a few yedys fr*dni flow, thpse who werre far* efeeing enough to, Venture on the sugges* ti : jii iiciA' before the Government will be . deserting of the: thanks of future genera- : tio^ijt- ■. ■■-:' ~. ■; :;:^ : ■...; . -'•■ - .■- v -