The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-28 00:00:00

SOLWAY JUNCTION.

The half-yearly meeting was held at Annan, on
Saturday, Mr. A. Brogden in the chair.

The report, an abstract of which has appeared in
The sun, was taken as read.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, said preparations had been made for press-
ing on vigorously with the viaduct across the Sol-
way Frith. That viaduct
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would feel their minds much more easy when they
saw considerable progress made with the construc-
tion of that work. It seemed only a short way
across, as they stood on this side of the Solway and
looked to the opposite shore ; but there was a con-
siderable amount of difficulty, and anxious work to
be done, before they reached that side. The dis-
tance would in time be shortened, because there
would be an immediate start made on the other
side, so that they would have almost as much work
going on from that side as from this. Th„a
other works of the line were of an ordinary
character. As to the time when the railway would
be complete, the directors had named in the
report that it would be completed in two
years ; and he fancied there was no reason why,
with fair weather and no unforeseen circumstance
arising, that time should be exceeded. When their
line was completed they had a traffic ready waiting
for them to be brought upon it of some 200,000 tons
a year ; their line would reduce the distanci3 which

traffic had to pass over in one case by 22 miles,
and in another case by 17 miles ; and the was no
possible reason why that traffic shoul,A not pass over
the line from the first day of its existence.

Mr. J. BEES seconded t'ne motion, which was
agreed to.

Auditors were appointed, and the remuneration
of the directors was fixed at £2OO per annum. The
proceedings 'terminated with a vas of thanks to the
chairman,

WEST CORK.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was
held on Friday, at the offices, Gracechurch-street,
Sir C. P. Roney in the chair.

Mr. H. Woos, the secretary, read the report,
which stated that owing to several unforeseen diffi-
culties in obtaining possession of certain houses
and land in the town of Bandon, the opening of
the line to Dunmanway had been unavoidably
delayed beyond the time anticipated. Those diffi-
culties had, however, been entirely removed, and
the works required to complete the junction with
the Cork and Bandon Railway had so nearly ap-
proached completion as to leave only an excavation
of 130 yards in length to be removed for finally
completing the junction of the two lines. The di-
rectors made a satisfactory trial trip over the line
on the 14th March last, from a point near the town
of Bandon into the town of Dunmanway, a distance
of 17 miles. The rolling stock was all delivered on
the railway, the engines were ready, and the sta-
tions and other requisites for opening were com-
pleted up to Dunmanway. Of the 15i miles of line
to complete the line from Dunmanway to Skibbe-
reen, four miles had already been finished, and the
permanent way and fencing for the whole length
had been delivered. The works on the remaining 111
miles were easy of construction, and a considerable
extent of land was expected to be obtained by pay-
ment in shares of the company. The preference
share capital of £120,000, bearing interest at 6 per
cent, per annum in perpetuity, authorised in the last
session of Parliament for completing the line to
Skibbereen, was now ready for issue in shares of £lO
each. On the completion of the works between Ban-
don and Dunmanway the Cork and Bandon Rail-
way Company would be required to pay their sub-
scription of £20,000, as per agreement. The direc-
tors were of opinion that the consolidation of the
Cork and Bandon, the Cork and Macroom, the
Cork and Kinsale Junction, and the West Cork
Railways into one uniform and reciprocal system of
management would not only enhance the value of
the several properties, but stimulate further exten-
sions westward to Clonakilty, Bantry, Crookhaven,
and other places. They also looked forward with in-
creased confidence to the ultimate establishment of
Crookhaven as a port of call for Transatlantic
steamers. The capital account to the 30th of June
showed that £306,656 had been expended, leaving
a balance of £2,026.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, said his confidence in the success of the
undertaking was undiminished, and he believed
that when the lime was completed and opened for
traffic to Skibbereen further extensions west-
ward would be promoted, for the purpose of open-
ing up a large area of country hitherto undeveloped.

Mr. J. W. HOLLAND seconded the motion for the
adoption of the report, and it was agreed to.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks
to the chairman.