THE WAIKATO EXTENSION RAILWAY.

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 371, 29 September 1874, Page 2

THE WAIKATO EXTENSION RAIL WAY.

Upwards of GO men arrived at Ngaruawahia on Saturday last from the lower section of tho Waikato Railway. There are now in all 90 men working on the section on the line between Ngaruawahia anil Ohaupo, which is. being pushed forward vigorously by a niost efficient body of picked men, who are worthy of the designation of navvies. We are informed tliat i there are no real engineering difficulties in the way, which fact will greatly facilitate the apeedy completion of this portion of tho line. Although ro large a body of workmen have been transfencd from the works between Rnngiriri and j Ngavuawahia, that porliou of the line is not being neglected. Wo understand that the completion of the unfinished portions remaining on this .section has been left to small bodies of men who have been told: oft' for that purpose. Captain Howes detachment will shortly be engaged on works at Taupiri connected with tho ballasting of the line. There is no scarcity of stone, although at one time it was anticipated that such would be the case; there wpuld indeed be sufficient metal to ballast the whole line were it required, and the mo.st approved appliances, from designs by Mr titewait, C.E., will be employed for this purpose. When the quarries are sufficiently opened, a ioconmtive will bo engaged in conveying the ballast to all portions of the line without delay. Tho permanent way is, nearly formed between Ngaruaw.ihia und Eangiriri, consisting of moved 20 miles, and the workmen will shortly be reahout en 7ntisse and told oft' in parties to work on that section between Ng iruawahia and Ohaupo, The station site at Ng iruawahia is definitely fixed upon and the ground is being prepared to recoivo the buildings, &c. Mr Taylor, the contractor for tho bridge ovor the rivor at that township has arrived •and made arrangements to commence work forthwith. The onty difficulty that may stand in the way of the speedy completion of this structure is that of getting the materials on to tho ground. This, howover, wo bcliove, will not be insurmountable, as the total weight of the iron work is not more than 133 lons. Messrs Martin and Brittain's contract between Mercer and Kangiriri (10 miles) is looking i well, the men not having been deterred from working even' during the severest poitions of winter. The same remark may also be applied to tho E.V.M. force. Nevertheless, theie ha\o been very few cases of sickness, which perhaj** may be looked upon as a very fortunate circumstance, considering the total absence of a medical man to administer to their ailments. Had it not beoii for Sergeant Shcohy this want would have been more keenly felt; he has taken upon, himself the duty uf attending to tho hospital department, and his timely aid has in trnqre cases, tthan ,one b.een the means of alleviating Buffering. The cpst of sending for an ordinary medical practitioner is far in excess of what could be afforded _by any member of tho force. We believe tha> the Government is anxious to open the line to Mercer as soon aa possible, but Messrs Brogden and Sons, judging fiom thoir usual custom, will skin the colony to the utmost. It is a curious fact to the uninitiated that the great English contractors who were to put colonials in the way of constructing railways, havo proved themselves more incompetent, or more money grasping, (to usoamild phrase), than any contractors with whom the Government has had to deal. It is quite possiblo, provided that tho materinl arrives from England and tho slespors cau bo procured that the line will bo opened to Ngaruawaliia three months after the completion of Messrs Brogden's contract.

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