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reports that during the mouths of June, July, an -4. i;'-'.-:---,t..,. iii.,i,r;.'s'
August, of 1853, six vessels, which drew upwards of Ist 13. §---
161 feet of water, entered and left that port without
any impediment whatever. _Another objection had
been raised against the port of Kurrachee, on the
ground of the bar at the entrance of the port. Now,
the fact was, it had been ascertained that the bar con-
sisted simply of soft sand, and he had the satisfaction of
stating that the East India Company were so convinced
of the value and importance of the harbour that two
steamers had been sent out fcr the purpose of dredging
the bar, so that a full flow of 90 feet water would be per-
manently secuted. lie should mention also that the
harbour was what is called landlocked, by the protec-
tion of a headland called Nora Point. Having said so
much in reference to the harbour, which it was of the
' utmost importance that the mercantile interest should be
made acquainted with, he would now proceed to say
something in respect of the railway which they proposed
to construct. Some portions of the Indus were so dan-
gerous to navigate, that according to a return furnished
by the Government authorities, no fewer than two out of
seven of the boats coming down were lost. There was
another point of considerable importance in connection
wil the navigation of the Indus, which was, that vessels
fitted for the navigation of the river down to the Delta
wei e totally useless for ocean navigation. There were
many pi ints therefore, from which it might be seen that
a considerable economy would he accomplished in the
tiaviwation alone ; but when the extension ( f the com-
munication was °pore Ito the Punjaub, by a scheme of
railway and river transit, the advantages of the system
which he (the chairman) had advocated in 1846 would,
he trusted, be done justice to. In slant, he desired to
see the principh which he then advocated carried out in
the present instance. It was a frequent objection in this
country that the system of intercommunication prof osed
by railway and water conve, ante involled such fre-
quent transshipment, that the time of a journey was,
under all circumstances, ridiculo-.sly prolong id. The
exponents of such views as these should bear: in mind
that in England wo were accustomed to travel at the
rate of 400 miles a day, but the fact was that 10 or 12
miles a day was a very goad rate of travelling in
India, upon which the system to be introduced was
a marked amendment. When the value of time was ap-
preciated in India as it was in England, there would. nut
be wanting capital to carry out a continuous system of
railway. (Hear.) lie was reminded that Gov. rament
were about to put on two steamers between Burr tcbt a
and Suez for the purpose of proving the amount of corn!
mercial demand for that line of transit. The hon. gen.
tleman then moved the adoption of the report.
Sir H. MADDOCK seconded the motion, and observed
that the line proposed from Kurrachee (110 mi'es) to
Hydrabad would open up a communication with thirty
millions of people and all the commerce cf Central
Asia. For his own part he did not doubt that such
would be the advantages of the present line of railway
that in fifteen years' time they would have a line from
Lahore to Kurrachee. As to the port of Kurrachee, no
doubt ought to be entertained on the sul jest, for recent
surveys showed that ships of 700 to 800 tons have phssed
into the harbour. It had a bar of soft sand, and as Mr.
Andrew had said, the East India Company hat sent
oat two steamers to cut through the scud, and wheu
the work was accomplished the port of Kurrachee
would be more accessible than the port of Calcutta.
In answer to questions, Mr. Yastrow, the engineer,
said no doubt the line might be cnnpleted within threw
years from the presceA time.

After some further conversation, the report and ae.
e Anti were adopted, as was a reolution, authorisiug
a reduction of the number of directors to five, three to
be a quorum ; Mr. Andrew and Mr. Williams were re•
elected directors, and Messrs. Mackenzie and Borra-
daile were re-elected auditors, and votes of thanks has •
ing been given tD the chairman and directors, the meet-
ing, separated.