Otago Central Railway.

The following resolution of the Chamber was brought before the Hon. the Minister of Public Works in November last:—"That a deputation of the Chamber wait upon the Hon. the Minister of Public Works upon his arrival in Dunedin to urge upon him the desirability of pushing forward the works of the Otago Central Railway with expedition and despatch." This was strongly urged by the deputation who waited upon the Minister. The Committee regret that, notwithstanding the promise of the Minister of Public Works, so small a sum has been expended in pushing on this most important work during the past year. The Committee are now enabled to state that there appears to be a better disposition on the part of Government to construct a further section of the line. A sum of £130,000 has been placed upon page 6 the Estimates for the extension of the Railway, and there is now a better prospect of this arterial line being pushed on with greater energy than has been the case during the past three years..