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Line Railway Report of Royal Commission (No. 55.) 18 6 8. M A I N L I N E RA I. L W A. Y. REPORT OF ROYAL COMMISSION. · Laid upon the Table by the, Colonial Treasurer, and ordered by the Ho~se to be · · · printed, August 18, 1868. ROYAL COMMISSJON ON THE MAIN RAILWAY. REPORT OF THE C O M M' I S S I O N E R S, Together witli an Abstract of the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Commission; Particulars of the Evidence taken ; Copies of the Reports accompanying tl1e Plans and Sections of various Routes; Statistics relating to Traffic, and other Documents, • · P.RESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND. ) ~afSmauta: JAMES BARNARD, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, HOBART TOWN. 1868. C O N T E N T S. PAGE Copy of the Commission ...•••••• , .....•..••.•••.•••••.•• _, •...••.••.. , , • , ...• , , . , . • . • . • • . • iv Copy of Notice in 'the Hobart Town Gazette of the'30th March, 1868, appointing the Hon. Alfred Kennerley, Esquire, M.L.C., to be one of tlie Commissioners ...•.•••••• ,.; ....... ,._~ .... : ...•• , ...••• ,... ib. Report of the Commissioners .•. , .•.••• , •••.. _••.•..••..• ; .• , • , •..•..••......•....••.... , . • . • • . • v Days of Meeting ••.•...•... , •• , •••...•..... ; ...•.•...•..•••• , .•... ; . • • • • . • . • . • • . • • • • • . • • . xii List of the Witnesses examined ...•..•••••••...••..••••••.••.... , •••...............•.. , •• ,........ ib. Abstract of the Proceedings of the Commission...... • • , ...•......•.••• : .... , . • . • • • • • . • • . • • . xiii Minutes of the Evidence taken by the Commission .... -............................ • . • • . • . .. 1 Appendices, containing- A. Copy of Specification issued by the Commission for a Plan and Section of part of the Main Line Road ..........•........•. 11' •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [I] B. Papers on Light Railways. I_. Light Railways in India, •• ,, •.• ·.•.•..•..•••••••... _ •......•••• , .•••..• ,................. [2] · 2. ~ndian _Tra:mway Company. Report by Sir Charles Fox, Q.E .•...... ·.,.................... [3] · -3. Norwegian Light Railways .. , .••.• ·.••••.••. .'..•. ,,,, •••..•.. '.: .. '. .• ,._ .....•.• ,,....... [5] 4. On Light Railways, by M. R. Scott, Esq., Secretai·y of II.ldian Tramway Company.......... [6] 5, On Light Railways in Norway, India, and Queensland, by C. D. Fox, Esq., C.E. Discussion before the Institute of •Civil Engineers. , •.•••••••• , .•••••• , ••••••••• , ••• , •••••• , • • • • . [7] -_6.- Letter- from M. R. Scott, Esq....................... •,• •••••• .,. .•.....• ,................ l9] 7. Letter from Sir C. Fox and Sons on Railwa,ys where · population and t~affic are limited, . • . ib. 8. Lett_er from Sir C. Fox and Sons, with estimate for Light R~ilways in Tasmania •.••••..••• , , • t10J 9. Discussion on Light· Railways before Institute of Civil Engineers ................ ,. •• • • . ,. [12] c.:- P\Lper~ o~' SteepGradients and Shar~ Curves. ' ' - I. Paper on Steep Gradients and Sharp Curves, by Capt. Tyler, C.E., read before the Institute of Civil Engineers .•.....••••... , •..•••..•...• ..••...••.•• , ...•..•••.•••• , ••••••••••••.• [14] 2. •Discussion on the preceding Paper ...•.•••• ; .. , •...••• , ........ , .••. , ..•.••• , •.••.•. '. .. [16] D. Papers on the relative Cost and advantages of Narrow and.Broad Gauges. 1. Festiniog Railway, 2~6 gauge, •...... , •..•• , ••• , •.. , •..•.. 1 •••• , •• , •••••••• , ••••• , , , •• ·' [21] - 2. Raihvays in New Zealand, by Henry W rigg, C.E .......... ~ . _....... ; .••• , ••.. ,. : , . • • .. .(24] E.· Pap·ers ciri Locomotives on ordinary Roads without Rails. · I. Evidence before Select Committee of House or ·Commons, 1831 ...•.•.. , '. .•••..•.•••.• , •• ,. - [31] 2·.. Report of above Select Committee .................... ,-•.•• , .••• : •• ,·. 1 •••• , ••••••••••• , [32] · .3: Hancock's. Steam. Omnibuses ..•. -...... , ••..•••••.. , •.•.....•.•...• -.· •..••• , ••....•••.•• ib. F. Papers on Locomotives ·on ordinary Roads with Rails. __ ·_I. Proposals by w: B. Adams, C.E., io convert ordinary Roads into Railways ...••....... '. ••••• [33] 2. Street Locomotives on Rails in New York, Phil~rlelphia, San Francisco, &c ....••..••••••••.• [34] 3. Proposal by Civil Engineers to convert the high roads of Ireland into Railway~ .•....•••••••• [35] 4;- Locomotives for Road Railways, by' Mr. Page, C.E . ."., _...••...• ,.,, ..••••.••.•• , •••••• , .. ib. G. Copies of Reports accompanying Plans and Sections of various noutes. 'I. Report by the late James Sprent; Esq., on a route from Kangaroo Point vid Richmond, &c •... [36J 2. Preliminary Survey by'the late James Sprent, Esq., of a Branch Line via Perth, Longford, _,vestbury, and Deloraine............................................................. [39] 3. Report by G. Innes, Esq., ·on Plan and Sections of Main Line ..••••..•.•..•.•••.••.••••••• [41] 4, Report by Messrs. Sorell & Davies, with Plans & Sections oftwo·routes for Southern terminus [52] 5. Report by Messrs. Sorell & Davies, with Plans of routes via Austin's Ferry ••••••• , ...• , ••• ib. 6. Supplementary Report by Messrs. Sorell & Davies, on the routes via Austin's-Ferry •..... , , •• [53] 7. Report by Charles Gould, Esq., as to practicability of crossing at Austin's Ferry •..•.•• , ••• , [54] 8. Report by W. Hogan, Esq., C.E., wiih Plan and Section of the route via the Jordan ..••••• , •• ib. H. Statistics relating to Traffic, &c. _ I. Tables by J. E. Calder, Esq., Surveyor-General, showing Farm Produce imported by ndjbining Colonies ..••......••••..•••..•.• , .•.•.. ·.••••.••.••••••••••.••.• , ••••• , • , • • • • • • • • • • . [ 55] · 2: ·Returns. by E.- C. Nowell, Esq., Government Statistician .............................. ,.. [591. 3. Traffic Return on·the Main· Line Road ••••••.•• , ••...•.•• , .••••• , ..•••• , •...•• , • • . • • • • • [62] ~- Return as to Tonnage entered inwards at Laun·ceston •..•••••••..•........ , , • • . • . • • • • [64-] 5,,.Return.as to Tonnage of Ships trading between Hobart Town and Launceston ........•.• ,.. ib. MAI}t LINE R.AILW AY C O l\I M I S 8 I O N. (Seal.) VroromA by the Grace ot GoD of tlw United Kingdom of Great B1·itain and Ireland Queen, Defende1· of the Jiaith. To our trnsty and well-bel!:>ved CnARLES STUART CANSDELL, Esquire, WILLIAM DoDERY, Esquire, · ADYE · DouGLAS, Esquire, the Honorable PHILIP OAKLEY FYsn, Esquire, the Honorable FREDERICK MAITLAND INNES; Esquire, DAVID LEWIS, Esquire, and the Honorable JAMES MILNE WILSON, Esquire. · GREETING: WHEREAS We have thought ·it expedient for divers good causes and considerations Us thereunto moving that Enquiry should forthwith be made as to the probable Cost of constructing a Main Line of Railway to connect Hobart Town with Launceston, and providing such Hail way with sufficient and effective Locomotive and Rolling Stock: Know ye that We, reposing great trust and confidence in your fidelity, discretion, and integrity, have anthorised and appointed, and by these Presents do authorise and appoint you the said CnARLES STUART CANSDELL, WILLIAM DoDERY, ADYE DouGLAs, PHILIP OAKLEY FYsn, FREDERICK MAlTLAND INNES, DAVID LEWIS, and JAMES MILNE WILSON, or any three or more of you, to make diligent Enquiry into the probable Cost of constructing a Main Line of Railway to connect Hobart Town with Launceston, ancl providing such Railway with. sufficient ancl effective Locomotive ancl Rolling Stock: And for the betterdiscovery of the truth in the premi_ses We do, by _these Presents, give and grant unto you or any three or more of you full power and authority to call before you all such persons as you shall judge necessary by whom you may obtain information in the premises: And Our further will and pleasure is, that yon or any three or more of you shall reduce into wr~ting under your _hands what you shall discover in the premises, and do and shall, on or before the Thirtieth day of June, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, certify unto Us iri Our Executive Council in Tasmania, in writing under your hands respectively, your several proceedings by force of these Presents, together with what you shall find touching or concerning the premises upon such enquiry as aforesaid: And We further will a:qd command, and by these Presents ordain, that this Our Commission shall continue in full force and virtue, and that you Our said Commissioners or any three or more of you shall and may, from time to tim•e, p:roc·eed in the execution hereof, and of every matter or thing herein contained, although the.same be not continued from time to time by adjournment: And We do hereby command all and singular Our loving subjects whomsoever within Our said Colony of 'l'asmania that they be assistant to you and each of you. in the execution of these Presents: And we clirect and appoint that Humr MUNRO HULL, Esquire, shall be Secretary to Our said Commissioners, and We command that he shall be assistant to them in the execution of these Presents. In. testimony whereof We have cau.sed. these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Public Seal of Our Colony of Tasmania to be hereunto affixed. · Witness Our trusty and well-beloved Colonel TnoMAS GonE BnowNE, Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Ciiptain-General and Governor-in-Chief of Ta8- mania and its DependenciEs,· at Hobart Town, in Tasmania aforesaid, this Second day of November; ·o-n·e thoi1sand ·eight hundred ·and sixty~seven. T. GORE BROWNE. By His Excellency's Command, · Tnos; D'. CHAPMAN, for the Colonial Secretary. GOVERNMENT NOTICR No. 76. Colonial Secretm·y's Office, 30th llfarcli, 1868 .. THE Governor in Cnuncil
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