THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMMISSION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2456, 17 April 1901, Page 8

THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMMISSION.

WELLINGTON, April 12. Before the Midland Railway Commission to-day the Under-secretary for Lands produced a return of the land granted by the Crown to the company or to trustee.'. With regard to the contracts, counsel for the Crown said he was agreeable, except as to the English contracts, to accept as a test a leturn of the contracts which were let by public tender. He supposed he ought to call evidence to show what would be the ordinary area allowed for supervision. The chairman said he thought the returns befoie the commission showed that some English contractors were paid for woik vv Inch was done iby other persons, or not done at oil. Mr Young said the matter would be satisfactory explained. The commission adjourned till Monday morning.

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