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London, England, 1845-03-29 00:00:00

BANKERS,

The Union Bank of London.
The Commercial Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh.
The Commercial Banking Company, Liverpool.
The Banking Company in Aberdeen.
The North of Scotland Banking Company, Aberdeen.

ENGINEERS.
Cubitt, Esq., F.R.S., Consulting Engineer.

Alexander Gibh, Esq., Acting Engineer.
PARLIAMENTARY SOLICITORS.—MeSITS. Johnston, Farquhar, and
Leech, 6 Moorgate-street ; and Messrs. G. and T. W. Webster, 26,
Great George-street, Westminster.
The Foam% of Trade has reported in favour of the line from Aber-
deen to the south. The Bill for this line is now in progress through
Parliament ; and, with the already existing lines, and others recom-
mended by the Board of Trade, will form a continuous chain of rail-
way communication from Aberdeen to London, in connexion with
Dundee, Perth, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the important towns of
England along the line. The Report of the Board of Trade on Rail-
way Communication in Scotland, and which has been laid before
Parliament, states that " the Aberdeen line southward is a proper
and necessary part of a system of railway communication for the
northern portion of Scotland ; that this line appears to be wellla id out,
with a view to the objects which it has to attain ; and that the impor-
tance of it is increased by the consideration that a cheap and easy
line, t"aversing a district of considerable population and local traffic,
is stated- to have been surveyed from Aberdeen to Inverness. Should
this be the case, it seems not improbable that railway communica-
tion to the more northern counties may be extended in this direction."
In accordance with the views thus indicated in the report from
the Board of Trade, it has now been resolved to extend the moans of
railway communication northward from Aberdeen to Inverness. The
line will commence at the Aberdeen Company's Station, in the centre
of Aberdeen; and will proceed by Old Aberdeen, along the fertile
valley of the Don, through the burghs of Kintore and Inverury, from
thence through Insch, Kinnethmont, and the towns of Huntly, Keith,
Elgin, Forres, and Nairn, on to Inverness, where a very suitable
station can be obtained, and where a convenient communication can
also he formed with the Caledonian Canal. It will thus be seen that
the line passes through the rich and flourishing counties of Aberdeen,
Banff, Moray. Nairn, and Inverness, districts of the highest agricul-
tural and manufacturing importance. The local traffic with the city
of Aberdeen, which is the great outlet for their produce, as well as the
market for their supplies of all kinds, is very large ; and the traffic
of the whole northern counties towards England must pass along
this line.
It is also proposed to form three branch lines in connexion with,
and at the same time as the trunk line.
1. The flrst to Banff and Portsoy, leaving the main line at
Strathisla.
2. The second to Fochabers, leaving the trunk line near the point
where it crosses the Spey.
3. The third to Lossiemouth or Burghead, from Elgin.
The counties through which the trunk line and branches pass com-
prise within themselves a population (as appears by the census of
1841) of 384,094, in addition to the population of the four northern
counties of Ross, Cromarty, Sutherland, and Caithness, to which this
line will afford an outlet. At various points along the line are to be
found limestone and slate, of the best quality; also ironstone, man-
ganese, and other minerals, the value of which is very great; re-
quiring only facility of transit for its development. The lino has al-
ready been specially approved of by almost every landed proprietor
through whose estates It passes.
Mr. Cribb has made great progress with the Parliamentary surveys,
which will be ready to be placed before the Beard of Trade on an
early day, and all necessary steps will be taken to insure the intro-
duction of the measure into Parliament next session.
From the favourable nature of the country, the gradients will be
excellent, and the expense of construction far under that of any rail-
way of similar length ever yet executed in Great Britain. There
will be no tunnel whatever, nor cuttings of any extent throughout
the line. In fact, the rails for nearly one-half of the line may almost
be laid on the existing levels.
The cost of executing the main line and branches Mr. Gibb esti-
mates at under 1,100,0001. And from a report which has been ob-
tained from competent parties employed to value the traffic on the,
line since the month of October last, the revenue is computed to be--
From passenger traffic alone .. • ..... .£98,303
From goods traffic .•••• • • • •

£174,716
Deduct for working and expenses, one-third of
gross amount ••••• • • • •• • ... . 58,23.4

Leaving

£116,478

Equal to a dividend on the estimated cost of upwards of ten per cent.
It is certain also that the traffic, when taken during the summer
months, will exhibit a much higher aggregate revenue than that here
stated.
A deposit of five per cent. on each share will be required at the
thus of allotment, and four per cent. will he allowed on all pay-
ments to account of calls after the Act is obtained till the line is
opened for traffic.
Lithographed plan§ of the line, and all other information in regard
to the undertaking, may be obtained on application to Adam and
Anderson, or Blaikie and Smith, advocates in Aberdeen ; Inglis and
Burns, W.S., Edinburgh ; M`Tavish and M'Lennan, solicitors, In-
verness; Edward Mortimer, or A. Souter, solicitors, Banff: Grigor
and Youn.e, solicitors, Elgin ; Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, 65,
Moorgate-street, London; or G. and T. W. Webster, 26, Great George-
strcet, Westminster—to any or whom applications for Shares may be
addressed, under cover to the Committee. Applications may also be
made to th Committee through any of the undermentioned hrolters,
viz.:-11. and M. Boyd, 2, 'Bank-buildings, or J. C. Morley, 1, Warn-
ford-court, Throgmortou-street, London ; Thomas Forsyth, or J. W.
Seaburne May, Liverpool ; James Grayston, York ; Itailton and
Son, Manchester; Robert Allan, Edinburgh: or William Gordon,
Aberdeen. , ADAM and ANDERSON', Secretaries.

Aberdeen, March 20, 1845.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES,

To the Provisional Committee of the Great North of Scotland

Railway, A.herdeen

Gentlemen,--I request that you will allot me shares
of 501. each In the prOp.gpil Great North of Scotland Railway front
Aberdeen to to ; and I undertake to pay the deposit thereon,
and sign the necessary deeds, when required to do so.

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