The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-31 00:00:00

TH3 CONSTRUCTION OP RAILWAYS IN
INDIA.

This morning was issued the report of the select
committee appointed to inquire into the causes which have
led to delay in the construction of 'Always in India.
The delay. are classified by the committee under four
distinct heads :—l. Delays arising from government super-
vision at home and In India-2. Delays incidental to the
executions of utensil:ins and complicated public works under
novel eiratunstancee in a distant country.-3. Delays pro-
duced by political causes, such as insurrection and mutiny.-
4. Delays arising from the natural difficulties which the
face of the country presents. The report proceeds to notice
each clams of delay in the order than given, and in the fol-
lowing paragraph the general conclusions of the committee

are mitriMed up
Upon an impartial review (they say) of the early history
of Indian railways, there can be no doubt that much valua-
ble time was lost in the preliminary negotiations for the in-
troduction of railway enterprise into India, end also on
account of the commercial crisis having Pit.= while these
negotiations were still incomplete ; the novelty and magnitude
of the undertaking, the remoteness of the scene of opera-
tions, and the natural difficulties of climate and country
might well have raised doubts and hesitation in the minds of
the Indian authorities at home; but your committee an
decidedly of opinion that had the matter been taken up at
first with the earneetnoes that its importance, both political
and commercial, deserved, in accordance with Ma proposal of
the Court of Directors in DAS to the Board of Control, and
had the prepai' of the originators been met with the saes
liberality which has since been displayed in the egreements
with the different companies, our Indian possessions might
ere this have been provided with many hundred miles of
rapid intermit communication, the value of which would
have been felt in the facilities afforded fur military ooncentre-
don, and the more speedy development of their resourem.
Bat your committee have no means of Judging of the oat-
eideneelone by which the government were actuated in these
peeseedings. With refereseeto the actual prosecution of the
wain, your committee cannot in fairness omit to observe,
that, though some cams have been cited in which the
government superintendence has been productive of vexation
end annoyance to the railway officials, and has tinded to
impede that harmonious action between the government end
the companies which is eadientlel for the rapid completion of
these great notice, no very material delay in the coustruchen
of the various lines appears to have resulted tberettas
From the evidence adduced, your committee are led to be
lieve that the proviso' of named' under construction in
India will bear favourable comparison with that of English
lin2s. Willing testimony has been given by many
of the railway authorities to the value of govern-
ment anted to the inter/eta of the companies themselves,
When rationally and temperately exercised. Your
asandttee have not thought it necessary to enter Into
any comparison of the respective merits of the contract and
departmental systems of construction, the adoption of which
most always materially depend on the circumstances of the
district ; and it appears highly necessary that both systems
should have a fair trial before giving any decided preference
to either. In conclusion, your committee are of opinion,
first, that the government bee acted wittily in committing to
private enterprise the execution of these great public we/omi
secondly, that a guaranteed interest on the requisite ospi
was Indispensable to induce the public to invest their money
in undertakings of this magnitude and novelty; end thirdly,
that in order to protect the Indian reVel2W, from nadse 44.
penditure, government control over
requisite, and even valuable to the
holders themselves. At the IMMO
would observe that, under a m stem
ratter, and necessarily somewhat cumbrous
a system, moreover, the greatest detect of wb
lity it affords for the evasion of responsibility,
distinct didnitionof the duties, responsibilitiee,
juriadiedon of all beads of depattnenta,s
eseentially requisite for its smoothest/
always assuming that dun are be to
llonary power only to men who are'
patent to distinguish an effective r
minute an interference in details.

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