RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

Southland Times, Issue 1771, 25 July 1873, Page 3

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

The following resolutions, introduced into the Provincial Council by the Government, have been carried after a long debate : — Ist. That the main line from Waitaki to Invercargill should be at once completed right through ; that the cost of construction should be provided out of the " Public Works and Immigration Loan ; " that application be made to the General Government accordingly, and that failing such provision being made by the General Assembly during its present session, the Provincial Government is hereby requested and authorised to proceed with the construction of the line from Clutha to Mataura, and from Dunedin to Moeraki, both lines to be submitted to public tender ; the first to be paid for out of the proceeds of land contiguous to the line, such land to be reserved from sale pending the construction of the line ; the second to be paid for by the &ale of 500,000 acres of pastoral land, in terms of section 150 " Otago Waste Lands Act, 1872." The concurrence of this Council to the sale of which, or such proportions as may be found necessary, is hereby given. 2nd. That a branch line of light railway, from Oamaru to the Valley of the Waireka, a distance of 15 miles, be at once constructed, at a cost not exceeding

£31,000 ; said cost to be defrayed from I the sale of 60,000 acres of pastoral land, in terms of section 150 " Otago Waste i Landa Act, 1872 ; " such land to be situate in the Northern district. 3rd. That the light line of railway already commenced, be at once completed from Riverton to Orepuki and from Riverton to Otautau ; payment to be made either in cash or in land in the Western district at the option of the Government ; such land to be valued at the rate of 20s an acre. 4th. That a light railway from the Winton to the Otautau line be constructed at a cost not exceeding £20,000, ( to be paid out of revenue, and that His Honor the Superintendent be requested , to place such sum on the Estimates accordingly. The first resolution was carried on a 1 division by 18 votes agaiist 14. The , following is the division list : — Ayes, 18. — Messrs Bastings (teller), Brown GK F. C, Clarke X., Cutnming, Daniel, Davie, Fish, M'Glashan, M'Lean, Roberts, Rogers, Shand, Tescheinaker, Tolmie, Turnbull (teller), Turton, Webster, and Wood. Noes, 14. — Messrs Allan, Clark H., Green, Hazlett (teller), Ireland, Kinross, Lumsden, Menzies, Maekellar, M'Neill, M'Kenzie, Stout, Sumpter, and Wilson.