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Of tlie two projects I prefer the railway, 

 as being the more' perfect means of attaining 

 the desired object, as regards position of the 

 river, terminus, speed, and cheapness ; the 

 less liable to mishaps from unforeseen ac- 

 cidents and caprices of the river ; the more 

 comprehensive as regards the classes of traffic 

 it will accommodate ; but more especially 

 because there is no rival or alternative means 

 of communication which can compete with It : 

 whereas the success of a canal would be the 

 most certain means of insuring the sjoeedy 

 rivalry of a railway. 



Moreover, a railway would meet with ready 

 support from capitalists at a distance, who 

 would be less likely to view a canal as a 

 favourable Investment. 



Such capitalists are, I believe, prepared to 

 find the means of carrying out a railway over ■ 

 the line In question, as soon as they hear 

 that tlie scheme is approved of, and sup- 

 ported by Government, as sound in Itself, and 

 that the Government of India is willing to 

 extend to the undertaking the usual guaran- 

 tee of interest. 



Mr Hardy Wills, a Civil Engineer now 



