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employed in the Province, was so struck by 

 the facilities for constructing a railway over the 

 line in question when he traversed it on duty 

 last year, that he communicated his observa- 

 tions to friends at home, and supported them 

 by sections of most of the water-courses, which 

 Major Turner procured for him, and by Custom 

 House and traffic returns. The result has been 

 that a company is now, as I learn from him, 

 in course of formation in England, with a 

 view to undertake the line if supported by 

 Government in the manner above alluded to. 



The very satisfactory mode in which the 

 duty intrusted to Lieutenant Chapman has 

 been performed is, I believe, in no small de- 

 gree owing to the effective support and as- 

 sistance he has in every case met with, and 

 the valuable advice he has received from 

 Major Turner, the Superintending Engineer. 



I have the honour to be, &c., 



(Signed) H. B. E. Frere, 



Commissioner. 



