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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 67

Railways

Railways.

A great deal was said about the management of railways, but his firm opinion was that the railways in this country would compare favorably with those in any other part of the Empire. The amount of the appropriation last year was £748,000, and they had 1726 miles of railway to provide for. When they had only 1521 miles the expenditure was £751.000, so that [unclear: th] were spending less now than they [unclear: did] 1884 85, and had, besides, an increase mileage to attend to. It [unclear: might] that they were not doing the [unclear: w] properly, but people were inclined grumble, and to make Mr Maxwell [unclear: respsible] for all the sins under the [unclear: sun.] was held to be a detestable [unclear: character,] liberately ruining the railways [unclear: of] colony, the most hard-hearted man [unclear: un] the sun, and altogether a [unclear: very] character! He could assure them [unclear: that] Government believed Mr Maxwell [unclear: to] painstaking, capable, and [unclear: accomplis] officer, and that these railways would [unclear: sh] that as far as expenses and cost of [unclear: man] ment were concerned, that they [unclear: w] compare with any lines in the world, [unclear: T] were continually hearing of great [unclear: accide] involving thousands of pounds in [unclear: ot] colonies, but they did not hear of [unclear: any] accidents in this country. He [unclear: thought] this must be considered as [unclear: testimony] great weight in favour of the [unclear: manage] in New Zealand. One accident alone [unclear: m] run away with a £1,000,000, and [unclear: altho] they might at any time meet [unclear: with] accident, they had so far escaped, [unclear: a] which should be placed to the credit [unclear: of] railway management of the colony.