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the Central Railway with Broadmount, at the mouth of the 

 river, and a contract has been recently let for a large bridge over 

 the Burnet at Bundaberg. 



A large amount of money is being expended in developing the 

 Sugar and Meat industries in that colony, the Government 

 advancing large sums to the various companies concerned ; as 

 to the wisdom of such a course I will not venture to express an 

 opinion, but the result has been the stimulation of enterprise, and 

 that is what we, as engineers, depend upon. 



To come to our own colony there is not much to add to the 

 works to which Mr. Burge called your attention a year ago when 

 taking this chair, and as we are most interested in what the 

 future has in store for us, it is to works that still have to be 

 carried out that I will first call your attention. Prominent 

 amongst them is the City Railway. The proposal to bring it to 

 Hyde Park was the one favored by those in authority, and who, 

 from their position, were most likely to be acquainted with all 

 the requirements of the service, but amongst many engineers 

 unconnected with the Government there is a feeling that it 

 would be better to adopt a more comprehensive scheme and 

 avoid taking any of Hyde Park. The exhaustive inquiries held 

 on this subject have resulted in the decision that Hyde Park, at 

 least a portion, is to be given up for Railway purposes, and if no 

 better route can be found, which will be acceptable to those who 

 will have to work it and make it pay, it will be best to accept 

 what will undoubtedly be a very great improvement upon the 

 existing arrangement, instead of striving for what may be the 

 perfect scheme, but one which will be delayed for years. 



Another work in which employment will be provided for our 

 profession is that of lighting the city and the suburban districts 

 by electricity and supplying motive power; the number of 

 small installations is yearly increasing and may interefere with 

 the success of a central station if allowed to multiply, for these 

 installations are in the best paying blocks of the City. A large 

 demand would arise for power for small industries where manual 



