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Sess. 11.—1897. NEW ZEALAND.

RAILWAYS COMMITTEE: REPORT ON THE PETITION OF MURDOCH McLEAN AND ANOTHER.

Beport brought up on the 20th December, 1897, and ordered to be printed,

EEPORT. Petition No. 208 I am directed to report that the Committee, having considered the netition ,n,l 1 ■ of nOtwithstandi "g the difficulti - encountered, they completed their work at a loss at least 20th December, 1897. W - W " Tahhhb, _ Chairman.

PETITION. T ° th a ss?mffi rable the Speakerand MemberS ° f th ° H ° USe ° f Representatives in P ar]iament , 1. That your petitioners were the successful tanrlo'eovo f™. t-u tut i Helensvillo Northwards Bailway at or fotho contract sum of £9r rS for the have carried out such contract 2 hereiSr ' ' " t6ndererS of a LSy'VchS! W ° rk m C ° nnCCtiOn Wlth BUCh COntract was the oonrtnurtfan of a tunnel caused borings to be pass on the then contemplated line or coura ?of the, »n? ?l g 7 SU ° h , tunnel Would part of the proposed turLl, about 12 chains along A& 1 £" this point to be sand-rock, and in basing the tender upon vS euoh S S,??? 1 s LTh d c c r s £ ores f t H we r not , made on the iine ° f -^-y deviated I distLce i a Sfi» K~tS