The Midland Railway Company.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1841, 7 June 1886, Page 2

The Midland Railway Company.

Thb Company formed in London to construct the East and West .Coast Bailway—now called 11 the Midland Railway,”—is going in for a very' big and varied amount of work. In the memorandum of Association power is taken for “ applying for and carrying into effect any other contract for railways, docks, harbors, or other public works in the colony of New Zealand ; constructing and working docks, harbors and other public works, and reclaiming and utilising the foreshore in New Zealand ; constructing, selling, leasing, and working hotels in New Zealand.” It would appear from all this that 11 the Midland Baalway Company ” want to “ run the colony of New Zealand on its own hook.” If that Company should go in for “ making docks, harbors, land reclamation, and constructing, leasing, and working hotels,” as well as “ other public works,” it will certainly hare quite enough undertakings on its bands. It seems to us that a great Company like this would—if possessed of sufficient control—try to become all powerful in the colony—“ a power behind the throne, greater than even the throne itself." Such a Company would be able to work elections, obtain the retarn of members to Parliament bound to promote ite interests,- and generally to exercise an influence in public affairs which would con■titute a serious source of danger. We shall jealously watch the development of the scheme of this big Company which apparently desires to become a supreme power in the colony.