Colonization, Defence, and Railways in Our Indian Empire (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV. THE NORTHERN BENGAL RAILWAY. REPORT OF DR. ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL. The Northern Bengal Railway was, as already stated, projected some years ago by the pioneer of the Indian railway system, Sir Macdonald Ste- phenson; and, in the end of last year, on account of my having long devoted myself to Indian enterprise, he associated me with him in this undertaking. Already in 1849, when called upon to report on the telegraphic system for India, I had recommended lines of telegraph from Calcutta to Kishnagur, Moorshedabad, Rajmahal, Monghyr, Mauldah, and Darjeeling, a route of 450 miles, because I considered it desirable to give a communication from Calcutta to the sanitary station at Darjeeling. The completion of this line has lately been ordered. With the assistance of Dr. Archibald Campbell, the railway plan was brought into its present shape; and a Company having been formed under the Limited Liability Act, the following prospectus has been issued: ? "NORTHERN BENGAL RAILWAY COMPANY (LIMITED). " Office, 2, King's Arms-yard, E.G. " Capital, 2,000,000, in 100,000 shares of 20, or 200 rupees each, with power to increase the capital. Deposit, three shillings per share. All issues of new stock will be offered rateably among the existing Shareholders. Registered under the Joint Stock Companies' Act with limited liability. Directors.?Sir S. George Bonham, Bart., K.C.B. (late H.M. Plenipotentiary in China, and Governor of Hong Kong), chairman; Sir Macdonald Stephen- Son (Director of the East Indian and Oude Railway Companies), deputy-chairman; William Borradaile, Esq., of 20, King's Arms-yard; Archibald Botd, Esq., of 115, Westbourne-terrace, Hyde-park; Archibald Campbell, Esq., of Darjeeling; Samuel Hawson, Esq. (Messrs. Rawson, Sons, and Co., London; and Leach, Raws...