I.—7a

1892. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE. (REPORT ON THE PETITION OF THE NEW ZEALAND MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY, LIMITED; TOGETHER WITH PETITION, MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS AND EVIDENCE, AND APPENDIX.)

Beport brought up Bth October, 1892, and ordered to be printed.

INDEX.

Proceedings. Evidence. Appendix. Addresses to the CommitteeBell, H. D. .. Seddon, Hon, R. J. .. . • • • ■ • ■ • • Page. Page. 1G1 to 177 157 to 161 Page. Brunner deviation, correspondence relating to the Chairman, County Gouncil, Greymouth, letter from, re mmmg reserves .. Circulars to County Councils and others re proposed reserves, together with replies thereto (see also page 37) .. ■■ ■• •• •• Correspondence relative to the selection of land under clause 33 of the Midland Railway Contract Correspondence relating to gold-mining reserves Correspondence, general .. • • Incline, Arthur's Pass, correspondence relating to the .. .. ■ • Keddell, Warden, to General Manager, New Zealand Midland Railway Company, re application for a coal-mining lease.. Scott, H. Alan, to the Hon. the Premier, re omission of stated acreage from draft contract, together with enclosures Statements, miscellaneous .. .. .. -V.'*., Amount paid to contractors, Now Zealand Midland Railway ; compensation paid, surveys, cost of material, &c, to 30th June, 1892.. .. Balance-sheets of the New Zealand Midland Railway Company Bell and Blair, re cost of sections, &c. .. .. • • Estimate for sections between Pattison's Creek and Teremakau Lands selected by the company and the disposal of same McKerrow, James, estimate of traffic, &c. .. .. • • • • Under-Secretary for Public Works (Mr. C. Y. O'Connor) to Grey County Council re mining reserves .. .- •■ ,;.'., Under-Secretary for Public Works (Mr. C. Y. O'Connor) to Minister for Public Works re land grants . .. .. ..••... ■' „ 7 Under-Secretary for Public Works (Mr. C. Y. O'Connor) to Attorney-General, enclosing press copy of previous memorandum .. •■ •• Under-Secretary for Public Works (Mr. C. Y. O'Connor) as to prospects of the coal carriage on Midland Railway 43 to 02 37 24 to 32 1 to 16 16 to 24 37 to 43 62 to 92 41 40, 41 32 to 37 34 32, 33 33 37 35 93 37, 38 38,39 40 41, 42 Clerk of Committee to the Railway Commissioners re tables of Messrs. Gordon and Blow 177 Evidence, minutes of— Bell, H. D., statement by 80 151, 152 157 161 to 177 157 180, 181 37 to 43 43 to 48 130 to 133 133 to 141 178 to 183 118, 119 153 to 157 24 to 31 146 to 152 152, 153 180, 181 181, 182 address Blow, H. J. H., statement by .. Gordon, H. xV., first day second day statement read, third day fourth day " n „ statement of tables Hyndman, Robert Kennedy, Martin Lord, E. I. .. Maxwell, J. P., first day m „ second day remarks on Mr. Blow's statement remarks on Mr. Gordon's statement