The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-31 00:00:00

on thellat-of-September next, to, consider the propriety of
confirming the same.
In conformity with the Act, four of the Directors and one of
the Auditors retire, who are eligible for re-election.
The Directors are happy to state that the differences which
have arisen between a portion of the Shareholders and the
Board have been amicably arranged, and that the Directors will
be increased to the full number of sixteen ; seven of whom are
to be recommended by the Committees of Shareholders. And.
for the election of three of that number, a Special General
Meeting will be necessary, which is faxed for Tuesday, the 21st
of September next.
Company's Otlees Wheeler-gate, Nottingham,
180:August, 1847.

ENGINEER'S REPORT.
To the Chairman and birectors of the Amber Gate, Notting-
ham and Boston, and Eastern junction Railway.
GENTLEMEN,
I now beg leave to report to you the progress since the last
Half-yearly Meeting.
The Contract for six and three-quarters miles from Bottes-
ford to Grantham, including the Gonerby Hill ,Tunnel, was
commenced on the fifteenth of March, the Contractor being
then put in possession of some portion of the Land.
The whole of the Land for this Contract is now obtained,and
the Contractor is at work on every part
More than five miles of the Contract length is fenced in, and
the remainder of the fencing will be shortly completed.
About 200,000 cubic yards have been got out of the excava-
tions and put into the embankments, which completes more
than one-third of the Earthwork.
Nine bridges are built with the exception only of the para-
pets, and nearly all the necessary culverts are put in.
In the. Gonerby Hill Tunnel 420 yards of the heading are
driven; the side lengths of four shafts, and one shaft-length,
making forty yards of the Tunnel, is bricked, and the remain-
ing portion is proceeding rapidly.
Two miles of the Line are formed ready to receive the Ballast
and permanent way and about 500 yards of single Line are laid
down. . .

A great quantity of Ballast is also provided on the ground.
A considerable quantity of permanent materials have been
delivered.

There are now employed upon the works, 729 men and log
horses.

—„.
I have great pleasure in stating that the works now done by
the Contractor are executed in a good substantial and work-
manlike manner, and I am well satisfied with the exertion used
by the Contractor in pushing on the works.
The whole of the Plans, Sections, and Drawings for Contracts
Nos. 2 and 3 are ready. Contractors are preparing their Esti-
mates to tender for these works, which may be let any day after
the twenty-fourth of this month.
One of these Contracts will commence near Nottingham, by
a Junction with the Lincoln Line, at Colwick, and will include.
the Bridge over the River Trent, and extend to Contract No. 1,
at Bottesford ; and the other will commence. at Grantham, and
extend to the Junction of the Sleaford Branch, making a total
distance from Colwick, near Nottingham of 23 miles, including
the first Contract.

The whole of the Line to Boston is staked out, as well as the
Line to Spalding, and the Branch to Sleaford, the Plans, Sec-
tions, and Drawings for these different Contracts will be next
proceeded with.
On that portion of the Line from Nottingham to Bulwell,
which is making jointly with the Midland Counties Nottingham
and Mansfield. Itailwa) Company, a distance of four miles, se-
veral Bridges are now building, the Fencing and Earthwork of
the Line are advancing satisfactorily.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JOHN U. RASTRICK.

11th 4uguat,l347.

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS, 7TH AUGUST, 1847.
RECEIPT&

From Bth
Ta Sth Feb., Feb., 1847,
1847. to 7th Aug. Total.
1847.
X s. d. s. d. X s. d.
To First Deposit of XI 7s.
6d. per Share upon 27,897 •
Shares in the Notting-
ham & Boston Company 38358 7 6
Upon 95 1 130 12 6 38489 0 0
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To First Deposit of XI 7s.
6d. per Share upon 17,237
Shares in the Notting-
ham, Vale of Belvoir, and
Grantham Company 23700 17 6 23700 17 6
To First Deposit of -el 7s.
6d. per Share upon 18,4:
Shares in the Notting-
ham, Erewash Valley,
Amber Gate, and Man-
chester Company 25410 0 0 23110 0 0
To Second Deposit of Xi
ss. Od. per Share upon
63,621 Shares in the Am-
ber Gate, Nottingham
and Boston, and Eastern
Junction Company
Upon 120 150 0 0 79676 5 0
•
To Twelve Shillings
per Share upon 25,244
Shares in Grand Union
' Claims for Amber Gate
Shares
Upon 915 f 549 0 0 15695 8 0
To Second Deposit of X 1
ss. Od. per Share upon
22,540 Shares in Grand
Union Claims for Amber
Gate Shares
Upon 2009 2511 5 01 30686 5 0
To Interest received 3160 2 4 2157 0 31 5317 2 7
To Transfer Fees
received
219271 6 1

38489 0 0

23700 17 6

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