Opening of the Clutha Railway.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 55, 29 July 1875, Page 5

Opening of the Clutha Railway.

We understand that Mr Thomson, an/*''"' Mr Murray, members for Clutha am Bruce, waited on Thursday la-t on teflon. Mr Richardson, Minister for Public Works, in regard to the p-opssai.bf Messrs Brogden* through their agent, to op^rTt^*: Clutha line from the Taieri fo Ralcluthi;,..,, within four- days- from-- tbo time they re ceive permission to do so from the Govern ' ment. It .was argued on fife part of th<_, . die trictrnvyn here that as the Messrs Brog>. :*■••, den were willing to do this without being, \\ ! relieved of any of the responsibilities rest '• ing on them, the Government should pcr v : g A' roir them to do po. Mr Rich ard son-sua*^ that the contractors would, by nlffiHr 5 permission to opeu the' line''fpr.fl»^l^ traffic, be relieved, or at least m«s|p re °(" relieved by law from their^r.(|, , j^i^S^l.v'j.*' i - and-that, therefore, it' Was desirafjleyf^ )4t than, incur this mk, to .delay the; ojL- ST)O ] of theliue, e«pecially at . coxaxw^u^^^ for opening it throughout wa's so.' n^ £?Jl hand, v'z., the Ist Sep. : .qr**?D»--r v ./.Mr I$L T^ ardson would not, -however, . 'giventhe HkJ^-r trier, members any at-eurai.ee. that ; the fl^-^p C would be opened oh -tnis date.' .'The pea-iy|. alty for -not having the Ike completed.||| within the contract'^iroe- ik threVp*=r-cei)|.|Mi ou the contract price- but the contract Is'iMj so loosely framed thrlt h -'would' be'diMeul^fwj .to impose- a; penal ty. • ' Ttiz'Gvy&'ammJ^ are,- therefore,' *>,er,y' sx.*i ! cb 1 ■ at' fjnV-inerc , ■ \. of the '',cp.ptr;ictor^r, .TYioagli.'Mrtßici'V.-. .' ardsoir Wioutd. not.- say Vwh'e.n?t..e .' Go I *?* > ver frraJSnT; would call for- tenders, for.tfic^- '* Isecriion b'etwe"en Baiclutha-'si-d^ G'HtUbn, m>4 j assured the. mem^efs that, the- sec .ion '.qrjM' j -tr/e't h?bughV % liire^^"ouM K'bCriady fbrftl:(J v ; ; sleepers and. rail? \ -completed :over'Y^ . to bring, the sleepy %ot^M :^%mti^\M by mfians-ot/thte-D^^itt.ana ;Ci'^p^{^p|^* 'and "' ttie' 'slfiepib'^ , between- Clml^^f^^^M^^^^M^^ >Brown< mem^^fpr:|P^Mka\H,w^**^onisi . ;MeW^T^^p^&^^^iJ®f.^" ] . would? b%openedJ|il&Mm ed'.* • I m^mm^^^^&W4M^^m34^^^