THE NELSON AND WEST COAST RAILWAY.
As was anticipated, the promised signing of the contract for this work has again been indefinitely postponed. The war is the cause of course. Mr Morrison, that gentleman of great promises and small performance, writes as follows to his Honor the. Superintendent:— Sir—l have the honor to inform you that the terms and conditions of the contract for the construction of the railway from Nelson to Westport and Cobden, have been at length adjusted, having through the valuableand important assistance of the Hon. Mr Bell overcome the legal difficulties that heretofore existed. The contract should, by this time, have been in my possession, but it has not reached; unfortunately, the critical state of European affairs has interfered with execution, but I trust to be enabled by an early opportunity to forward the document in question. Until then I abstain from entering into details, but I shall explain fully the various modifications I have sanctioned when I transmit the contract, which I hope? will receive your approval.
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Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 715, 24 September 1870, Page 2
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172THE NELSON AND WEST COAST RAILWAY. Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 715, 24 September 1870, Page 2
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