RAILWAY GAUGES.
fpßras association.] (Received August 2>i, 11 a.m.) Hklbottrni, This Dat. At the narroir gaugo railway inquiry, Mr. Bobb, railway contractor, gave evidence, in which he stated that 2ft linos were admirably adapted for tho carriage of goods, and could be oonstrnoted at half the cost of broad lines. They would also do fire times the amount of work, and ho thought it a great mistako to build sft Gin lines. Sir William Zoal, President of tho Legislativo Counoil, giving evidence as an engineering expert, paid if many of the present non-paying lines Jiad been oonstrnoted on the narrow gauge principle they would be paying now. He said no diffioalfcy wonld arise owing to the breaking of the gauge. He recommonded the Government to call for tenders from persons willing to construct narrow pangs lines, work them for a year or two, and then hand them over to the Government.
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Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 48, 24 August 1895, Page 2
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