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 CORRESPONDENCE between th« Government 
 of Prince Edward Island and Hesnv. T. k C. 
 f^^ ^' ^.' ^>^rien, H. D. McLeod & Co., 
 J. H. Eraser & Co., Wm. Bainnle & Co., and 
 Collingwood Shreiber, on the subject of the 
 acoeptangfof their tenders to build a Rail- 
 road thiCikh Prince Edward Island. 
 
 6nthe28d day of May, 1871, the Government 
 issued a *« Notice to Contractors," calling for " Tenders 
 for the construction a;id equipment of a Railway of 
 8 feet 6 inches gauge, from Cascuinpec to Georgetown/'' 
 The limit named for the receipt of Tenderl^waa thm 
 19th of July, ;• ••;■ ■ .^ \; ': : ,; :.■".■: .r-: _xi:i'ii:_A±^ 
 
 On the 26th day of July, the Council met and 
 
 opened twenty-three Tenders, of which twenty were 
 
 for theNphole line, two for the line fron^ Summerside 
 
 to Albertoa, and one for that from Charlottetown to 
 
 ;Summerside.-"i-^ ^,%^*m^i^\t- - r-* ^^^S*:';'.'^^^;';:;.-/ I'T^'*' 
 
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 address, and the amounts of thstr Tendsrsi ana* 
 
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 ';; CHARLOTTETOWN TO 
 1 I Ckpt. John McDonald. Ch'Unru. 
 
 The Qovernment accepted the tender of MeMrO. 
 T. A C. Walker, for the sum of £2690 «tg. per mile, 
 subject to the following conditionB relative to eecurity 
 for the due performance of the ^ork, and the perform- 
 aoee thoreof within a certain time, viz : That the 
 coptractor before signing the contract should deposit 
 in a Bank, approved of, to the credit of the Govem- 
 me'nty cosh consols, or, the bonds of the Dominion of 
 Canada, or of Nova Scotia, or New- Brunswick, re- 
 presenting the sum of £100,000 cy. That the said 
 sum shouU, in the event of any breach of the contract, 
 be considered as liquidated and ascertained damages, 
 and not in the nature of a penalty, and might be ap- 
 — plied by the Com miss ioner s tow a rd s t h e con a tmct i p n 
 
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 •ad complotion Oftthe road. Tho interait and (Uri* 
 
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 4«ii4li on lh« (1«p^lt U) b« p«yitit« (o lh« nr<t«r of tli« 
 (UtpoaiUir. Thia , cooUition wm to b« tiiMM«d spoa 
 with «»v«ry contr^iHor. 
 
 lf«Mra. Walkir'* Atloruay, U. LmUf TaUri, Em|., 
 of Bt. John, N.JR., wm *t onc<i Dotiflod of tha ftccapi- 
 
 of tli«ir Miukr { ho arrived Id Cb«rIuU«iown on 
 Monitkf «v«niog, tltA Slut July, *u<l had Mveral ioUir- 
 ▼iowi with th« ^overnmeat, the reauU <>i which wm 
 ih« wttlulrftwal of th«ir Under to build the road, 
 Meeers. Walker doairtug the immediate ieeue of the 
 whole amount of dnbeuturcfii, to aecure their realisiuff 
 " Mr," which the Gurcjrument, und«r the provUioue 
 01 (Jb* Law, had no power to do. 
 
 Mr» Feterv* letter withdrawing fhrm the oonirmai 
 if M follows :— 
 
 Cluurlottetown, Tib Aoguet, 1871. 
 
 Measre. T. db C. Walker tendered for the oon- 
 ■truction of the Prince Edward laland Railway at the 
 low rate of £2690 atg. per mile, in the expectation of 
 being enabled, by the immediate placing of the del)en- 
 Uirea to secure their realising ** par," without being 
 i^^bject to the chance of fluctuation in the mou^ 
 market daring the time of the progroaa of the works. 
 
 Subsequently to the flling of MeNsrn. Walker's tender, 
 and after notice of the proyisional accoptaneo thereof, 
 I received m attorney for Messrs. Walker information 
 fW>m them, by letter, that in the ordinary conrse of 
 mail should have reached me before filing tender, that 
 their calculation wm based on the supposition that the 
 debenture payment for the work would be made equal 
 to cash, either by the placing of the issue in the hands 
 of agents of the Qovemment, to direct the sale under 
 ftrrangement that would protect and sustain the Coloni- 
 al credit and interests, or that the issue of debentures 
 would be in sums sufficiently largo to pommand the 
 attention of capitalists ; and m the evetft of arrange- 
 ment, liot being made afs proposed for securing Uie 
 " par" value oithe debentures, I was instructed that 
 the sum per mile for whi<fh they would do the wonk 
 most b9 iDoreaaed. 
 
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 ^|)()Mil for »*cunniK lh«m nfnitiat rhargfMi twtWMQ 
 
 Ih* (Utn of pUrifig tli<« <l«li«uturr« iiu«t^}i« tim« wli«a 
 
 lh« \mymmntM wonM rttap«rtiv«ly acrni« ilii« lo th« win- 
 
 Imctoni, h«vinff iirriv«d at ih* eonflu«l<}fi that lh« 
 
 ^ct of th« I^g(ii|jiiiir«i dm* not Admit of th« iMtiv of 
 
 th« (leb«iituret except in pnymtinl to th«( oontmHort 
 
 IVoin Ubm to UflM M th« work proc««4l«, uml Imvintf 
 
 mwkr thi* nonitmction of th« Uw niftiMKi toliimu* tii« 
 
 IkiUnlurM in Any otli«r manner tlmn m th«/b««»m« 
 
 |M7abi« to the contrArtom from timw to tl«)A aurinn 
 
 IS* t*^*** **^^^" workiij—r Am in«lruct«<l by Mofmni. 
 
 T A C. Walkor to atAte that th«y CAonot und«HAk« 
 
 Jh« wjnlfAct At the rAt«p«r mil« monlioQAd ia their ttb« 
 
 der of the I Ola July Uiit ; nnd further, fhAt if they Are 
 
 permitted to Add to their prico UMmed u iium«ient Ruin 
 
 (AAy one-flfth per mile), to ooirer the lowithAt the iMun 
 
 of the delMmturee in the mAnner Uiit mentioned wmild 
 
 probably oAuiie, they will entei' into coutrmct and 
 
 proceed witii tUo work without delay. 
 
 Ihaira, Ac., 
 
 • B. LiattK Pbtkim, 
 , Attorney for T. 4 C. Walker. 
 The Honorable the Colonial Secretary, 
 Charlottetown. 
 
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 Bfoii«r«. Walker Wing withdrawn from tlra con- 
 tract, on Wedncmlay, the DUi Auguut, William I). 
 O'Brien, Eeq., of Halifax, making the next lowest 
 tandar, was telegraphed to, as follows >— 
 
 „ m , t ^''^^^ott^to^* P- E I., Aug. 9, 1871. 
 By Telegraph to 
 
 Mr. Wmiam D. aSrien, Halifax, N.8. 
 The tender of Messrs. Walker for construction of 
 railroad having been, withdrawn, yours being next 
 lowest, will be accented, provided terms and oonditiooH 
 contract and requiremenU of law be complied with, 
 without delay. 
 
 , . T. H«ATB Hayilamo^ ^ 
 
 ~ -^^^- -^:.-^ ,__^^ Colonial Secretary. 
 
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 On Friday evening, the Uth, Mr. O^rien airiTed 
 inChariottetown, and on the 12th had an interview 
 
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 Hir lh« |K»rft»nniinr« «if lh« rcn»«r»«H. il« wouW, how- 
 «v«r, glv« m tr«ii«fi«r <>l' lli« ll«lii«« Ciiy liiiilr«i«4 «•« 
 Mcorftjr for $SAO,(K)0, and (Im lMUAit<;« ^ iIm tiiBi 
 r«qulr«(l in bomln |MiyingMii |Mr e«ut. (ut«r««t. OuUt« 
 lUilway Mr. O'Briflfi iiUtfld th«rfl wM » mortgftgn 
 (or bottUii) (or Ui« anm of iSOiOOO, wliicli, UownvAr, 
 h« promiMNl to hmy rtmoftd. ilia l«ft«r ofl«riiig 
 Mctirity i« M fttllowt I 
 
 ChAflotUilAMrti, l*riiic« Ktlward IvUmd," ' 
 ^ AuguNt l», l«71. 
 
 7b fA« //on. tk9 Colonial HoerHary : 
 
 On Mo«rt«ining tli<n wiiihet of your Qov«min«ut r** 
 lativ* to th« McurUy for th« railroail c()ntri|<'t, I now heg 
 to itttte tliAt I will lodgn in any Hunk at lUlifnx, nny 
 two hundred and flfljr thoUfi«n«l dullarN nttKk of tli« 
 Halifax City Railroad Companjr, and tho balanc* of 
 ibe sum required in bondi, which have regularly paid 
 and Mr* paying "ix p«r cent, intereii^ 
 ' I have, Ac, 
 
 William D.O'Dribn. 
 
 Oa Monday, the 14th, the Ooverument agreed to 
 fvscind the order of the 2Ath July at to ihe naturtk of 
 the itecurity, and'Uie following communication wka 
 
 tieut to Mr. O'DrWu 
 
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 Colonial Secretary'ft Otllce, 
 Charlottetown, Aug. 14, 1971. 
 
 In reply to your communication of the 12th Augt^Mt, 
 iniitant, I am authorizo<l Ui inform you that the Gov- 
 crnmont are prepared to accept a trauHfer of the whole 
 of the Stock df the Ha.ifax City Kuilroad Company* 
 uucnonmbored, for Xr)0,000, and approved pembnal 
 Bccurily for £40,000, as u necurity for (ho due pop- 
 forinanCo of the contract for the confttruction of a 
 Kuilroad from Alberton to Georgetown, under the 
 provisions ofihfi Act to authorize the coq^struction of 
 a Railroad through Prince Edward Island. , # 
 
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 '-'.", • • T. Heath UfAViLAHD,- 
 
 Colonial Secretary. 
 
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 Th« Mme da/ the President of the Executive Coun- 
 cil wrote to Mr. O'Brien, requeiAing him to namra 
 time when he would be able to perfect the security and 
 commence operaclbns. 
 . Charlottetowu, 
 
 14th August, 1871. 
 Dear Sir ,— 
 
 You doubtless have received a letter from thcTolo- 
 nial Secretary relative to the nature of the security 
 which will be taken from you for the construction of 
 the railroad on your signing the contract. The sea- 
 son is passing rapidly, and the Government is raoHt 
 anxious that the contract should be signed, and the 
 work proceeded with with as little delay as possible. 
 It is therefore desirable that you should name a time 
 when you will b6 prepared to perfect the security, sign 
 Uie contract, and commence the work. 
 
 • Yours, Ac, 
 
 «; « ^\> Ja8« C.Pope. 
 
 W,D. O'Brien, E$q, ■ 
 
 On Tuesday morning, the 15th, Mr. O'Brien left 
 for Halifax, and on Wednesday, the 16th, the follow- 
 ing telegram, in answer to Mr. Pope's letter of the 
 14th, n^as received from Mr. O'Brien : 
 
 By Telegraph from Bali/ate, 
 to Mon^ J.C PoplB, 
 
 August 16, 1871. 
 Am arranging secarities— expect to be ready in a 
 week. 
 
 W.D. O'Brien. 
 
 The week which Mr. O'Brien required would ex- 
 pire on' Wednesday the 23d, so oo Tuesdi^, the 22d 
 the following telegram was sent to Mr. O'Brien : . 
 
 Charlottetown, Aug. 22, 1871. 
 To WiUiam D. O'Brien, Halifax. 
 
 The GoTemiment expect you by to-morrow's 
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 2^ \)mi on Thurgday, the 24th, the foUowing was 
 received from Mr. O'Brien : 
 
 
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 , To H<m. T. H, HanUand, Col, 5#<5'y. 
 
 . August 24, 1871. 
 
 Wm AbMUt ; am delayed by abMnce of eity B«il- 
 roftd bond holders. 
 
 ' ., W. D. O'BmiBii. 
 
 The same day Mr. O'Brien was notified asfoUows: 
 dharlottetowa, Aug. 24, 1871. 
 Bjf Ttlegraph to WUliam D.CyBrien, E»q., Halifax, 
 
 Unless vou are here on Saturday next prepared 
 to give the required seourity, and sign contract, ^ 
 party making next highest offer will be written 
 
 to. -r T, H»ATH HaYILASD, 
 
 Cqkmi|il Secretary, , 
 [Answer by Telegraph.] ,u,: 
 
 On Friday, Angast 25, Mr. O'Brien telegiaphed to 
 Hon. A. A. l(eDon«ld« 
 
 August. 25, 1871. 
 By Td^graph from Salifaxt ^, 
 Jh Hon. A. A. MtDonald. 
 
 I only want time till WJinesdaynext, pray obtain 
 it for me. ^ W. D. 0*BB|Elf . 
 
 1 ) 
 
 To which the following answer was sent the same 
 evening (Friday) at 6.80 1 
 
 Council will accede to your request, and extend 
 time till Wednesday, but no longer. Securities must 
 be perfected then, 
 
 ib^ iatordaji'l^ I26th August^ the bolmp^ 
 tary left for Halifiuc on private IiiMtneM, where lie re- 
 imaiQed lentil Friday evening, the 8Ui September. 
 - Puring his absence his oame aa Colonial Seqretarr 
 was signed to |i11 telegrams connected wlt|i tli0'lEt||il- 
 road, and answers thereto wore received dirtfclMl to 
 him. 
 
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 Oil llbnday ikofi^j the 28tfi| ll&rHvHIeiid r»> 
 ceived 4 coiaimipioatioTi from Mjr. CBrion, i^di it 
 
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 ] City R*nw>*d Offlc«, 
 
 J^onday raoruiog, Aug. 27, 1871. 
 Hon. UmUi Ui^viUod, 
 
 Having called to pay my reip«ct« id your absence, I 
 beg to atate thftt I am now prepared to complete Uie 
 / railroad oontroQt, and await your further orders. 
 
 Owing to absence of parties holding City Railroad 
 
 Bonds, I have procured Moir dc Co. as securities for 
 
 that incumberance, 960,000, which with 9250,000, 
 
 ^ the whole stock, will, I trust, hp Sftisfaotory for the 
 
 . ilrst part. For the personal, I oifer David Starr Sc 
 
 Sons, and T. A. DeW6lf d> Son, and if necessary can 
 
 find others^ I beg to refer you to Sir E. Kenny for 
 
 4he solvency of the parties. i " 
 
 Having heard that an unfavorable rumor has reach- 
 ed the Islahd about the City Railroad, may I request 
 your personal supervision of its books At your earliest 
 convenience. 
 
 I have, &c.^ ' 
 
 WiLLiAifc D. O'BaiEK. 
 
 On Tuesday morning Mr. Haviland replied to Mr. 
 O'Brien, as follows: 
 
 uv ;[ - Tuesday morning, Aug. 29, 1871. 
 
 William D, (yBrien^ Esq.^ r , ,. , , , > 
 
 '■'■■:, DBA* SlB,-^-, ■•..;.;.. .,:•.■■■■--■ • :, , .' 
 
 ' In reply to your note of yesterday, I beg to iirform 
 you that I am of opinion that the Govemment,of which 
 I anf & member, will not consider the securities named 
 in your note a sufficient guarantee for the due perform- 
 Atice of the cont«mplated RaUway coi^tract.:; / ' 
 
 .^.; ■;:■■;- : !'■■ -f^: -.•• ■ T. H«A*H HaJviUkd. 
 
 f^u%»*»<>%i Jlr. Q*Brien Aja^ acldreffsed Mr, 
 
 .,fH»vilaiwir.:.Y;v.:,,.^-.,,. ..:■•.. ,.'-^ 
 
 ■^ ;„ , tiaiifax, Aug. 29, 1871. 
 
 HoQ.T. Heath HaviUnd, 
 
 X have had the honor of receiving your note df this 
 ttorning, in which yon state at yonr opinion that 
 
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 *' tho Ooveramentf of which I ftin a moiiibcr, wilt not 
 cooaider the securities named in your note a suffloi' 
 ent guarautoe for the due perforpianco of the oontom- 
 pUted Rfiiway Contract." 
 
 Will jou, sir, have tho goodness to inform me as 
 early to-day as possible, what portion of my secu- 
 rities are insufficient, and to what extent, in order that 
 I may furnish additional sureties . 
 
 I hare no fear but that I can, if allowed reusonab't 
 time, furnish security in strict accordance with the 
 letter, if not the fullest spirit,of the terms named to me. 
 The urgency with which I have been required to com- 
 plete those sureties, has, under the circumstances, 
 tended to paralize'my ability, by confining my atten- 
 tion solely to Halifax, . - .. •. <■ j;/ ' 
 
 There are three years allowed' for the completion of 
 this contract, and I will not.only undertake to com- 
 plete it in two irears, but to allow every day to count 
 in as part of that period which has elapsed since its 
 award to me/ / ' — • - 
 
 I have, Ac, 
 
 WlLLUM D. O'Bib'iK. 
 
 Mr. HaViland replied to the foregoing on Tues* 
 day ; the /answer, however, did not reach Mr. O^Brien^ 
 who lefy on Wednesday morning early for the Island. 
 
 Halifax Hotel, Tuesday afternoon, 
 29th August, 18T1. 
 William D. O'Brien, Esq., 
 DMurSir,— 
 have only now received ]four note of to-day ^s date, 
 I was absent al the boat race when it reached the 
 ^ >tel, and in reply thereto have to state that I consider 
 all the parties yon named in your note of yesterday to 
 be all firms and men of too small a capital to be satis- 
 factory and sufficient securities for so liuge a contract .« 
 1 have no power to extend the time mentioned- in Mr, 
 McDonald'sjtelegram of Friday last* r - rUS r.i 
 -■\\:-:, :v,.. Yours, &c.,, ■''"-■" '^/[r-'r^<^^;\ 
 
 the iMkme day ni«%3 whUe Itr. Q>Bri«i wm 
 coyreiponding ly ith Mf. HavilaTi^^ he t^hgrfph^d ts 
 follows, to Eton. A. A, MoDoniilci; 
 
 .o;j^a 
 
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 By Telecraph Arom HalifftXi 
 
 to Hod. a. A, lIcDooaU. . 
 
 . S Aug.29, 1871. 
 
 If/ Mcurilies ready—- commatxlcating with Mr. Ha- 
 ▼ikAd— do you require me to-morrow ? PleAM ap-" 
 poiot an agaot here. 
 ■ Wm. D. O'Bbiih. 
 
 Aniwer ^>y Tel. '■ 
 
 The above was received at 5.80 on Tuesday a(^er- 
 noon, the 29thf and at 6 o'clock waa answered tbue : 
 
 Membere of Government out of town tcndsy, would 
 
 'advise you come to*mQ|ppow< — see Ifavilaud. .- :• 
 
 A, ^, MtD6tUM9*' 
 
 lir O'Brien arrived again in Charlottetown on the 
 evening of Wednesday, the 80th August* c^nd on Thurs- 
 day, the .8 1st, had an interview with members or the 
 Oovemment. Mr. O'Brien h§d not obtained a dis- 
 charge of the mof-tgage on the Street RailwaTt but in 
 lieu thereof offered a bond of Moir A Co., of Halifax. 
 For the personal security he offered the names of T. 
 A. DisWolf d,€o,„ and I)avid Starr A Sons. The 
 Oovemment declined to accept these names as secority. 
 
 .The foUowiogis from Mr. O'Brien to the P^resident 
 of the EsACotive Council ^ ..i ■ , t >i , 
 
 Charlottetdwn, 31st August, 1871. 
 Honbte. fillies C. ^pe, 
 
 Sirj— ' ' ■■'■' ; ■- ■ -; ■"-■: ;-'^ "■■.■.■ 
 On Monday last, the 28th curreoWl td^ssed a 
 note to thai Uonble. the Colonial Be^tMiy^ thfn in 
 
 JHtUfiKKt informing him that owing :Ult i i b < wi< » M fx- 
 iMM holding some of the bonds ^(^ Gi^ lUtibload, I 
 was OMble to obtain them uuneiiiAteljrj (Knd in lieu 
 thereof wQold give a bond for $60,000 from the arm 
 of Moir 4Co.t of HaUiikx, with an assignment and 
 transfbr of theenthis stock of the road, tSdO.OOO, as 
 the faU,eqnivalf«t of the first portion of ,|||t socnrity 
 
 .required. 
 
 * For the perwmal security X tendered tlie firms of T« 
 A. peWolfe 4 8qq.» and David Starr A Sons. nl90 
 of gjOiiaL %ih6 po ^lAfc|ttb ^e^^itoiiif f rleslTod a 
 itU0B*bW. " ^^ 
 
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 opinioii thM the wKJuriUei offered would uot be jocept- 
 dST;! wrote Immediately requwiting to be inftirmed 
 ffwiat particuUr, and for what amount the •ecurltij* 
 were deemed inwfflcient, in order that I thould make 
 good the deaciency, and hata ilrioe received uo 
 
 "I now await tha iaetructioue of the Executive a« to 
 what fbrther !• required of me. I l>eg loavfe to add 
 
 SM, with reasonable ttroe allowed, I oau conlonw to, 
 e lettar of the Oover6mont roquiroraonte, and here- 
 by consent that every day's delay since the award of 
 the contract shall be deducted from my time for its 
 completion.^ __^ 
 
 V 
 
 William D. 0*BBiEir.. 
 
 The fore«oio« oommunloaHon wm laid More the Oo- 
 vemaieat, and tU Honorable FrtdTiok Brecken lephed to 
 it in the /ollowjng, which wm delivered about 2, p.m. . on 
 the Slit, the same date as that of Mr. O'Brien's «>»»«• 
 nieation. ' ,, * . ^^ 
 
 EXlCDTIVS COONC11< 
 
 .Priooc Edward talsnd,- 
 , ■' ^ AugMt 31it, 1871. 
 
 nam '.^^ ■" '-^ i •-..:■ t • • 
 
 In replv to voor eommanicatlon of this day's date, ad- 
 diessed to the Honowblo J U. Pope, setting forth the na* 
 tore of the security you proposed to offer '«' *heperloir. 
 nsnnaof the QontfiBt to eonstrnd a Railroad throughout 
 
 this lslai^l«»;-''s iV''''^''" "•■'■.!■. .■■-• \ -'i ■':■-' 
 
 I have to sli^te that the aovernnipniare not Pfepwjd to 
 depa#tftomtka proposition oontomedjo the ColonlalSJ- 
 eretory's Letter S tlie 14th Inst., wherein h««*»»5g»J 
 the Hilflut City Railroad must be unenenmheted, mOaX 
 lhV«»«>» •^ Moir and Co. ss an *»^ Ji^P*"^ 
 
 ' 'Vrithtespeetlotheseeurityoftited by yoa for the btl- 
 SDM. vis, £4M00, the Gov0mti«»l do not «)MWe» it mif- 
 iloiailt. ■ T- ■■ - ■ :i.^u- 7. n•4;:{'t^'?^,■i^- ,■....«■■.■: 
 
 ,. ibsf kftv» to iafom yo* that at^the ^Jf^J 
 draMU itvas agiMd that the tin>a ba eito(i4«4«o wed- 
 
 qnest, toaoaWa yoa to •^*» y««^»«»"^*"r^ JJSL'J; 
 quested to stete that the Government are not 4iip(M to 
 flMtsMioir^wltMimieftime. 
 
 
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 th* OoTvraoMol woald not •oorpi tli« ie«uritj offarcd hy 
 bin, and IImI Ihtj ,wft^ •• not di«p(M«d io gran| tny 
 farttMT uttnulon of tio^,'* % Tokgwia wm at onido for- 
 Wftrded to II. D. MoUod 4 Co , St. Jobo, N. B., IM nirtitt 
 niAklos tb« noxt lowMt tcod«r : / , 
 
 Cbarlottotown, August Sltt, 1871.' 
 If. D. McUod 4 Co., «. John, N.B. / 
 
 Wftlker *nd O'Brioa hat* f»Uo^ to «ttor into oontrMt 
 for oonstruoti^ of lUilroud. Your t«Ad«r oomM n«xt. 
 Aro jou propnrtd to giro Mtltrnotorj sfkouritj without d«- 
 by, and sign oontraot. 
 
 T. HsATH Hayilamd, C^louUl Secrotary. 
 
 (Antwor bjTelegrftpb.) 
 
 I« reply to theaboTO, tb« foUowing/Tolegram WM reoeif' 
 ' od on Saturday, tho 2nd September : 
 
 By Telfurrnhfrom St. John 
 
 To T, Ji. Havitand, Colonial Secretary. 
 
 September let, 1871. 
 Your Telegram reoeifed laat night ; will reply definito- 
 I J to'mornvw or Monday. V . 
 
 H, D. McLiOD db Co. 
 
 Tbe following Letter waa received by tbe Attorney 
 General, late on Saturday night, the 2od September : 
 
 Cbarlottetown. September a|^187li 
 
 In fererenee to your ooinmnnieation of the 3lst 
 nit. ,1 beg to etato thttt I havonow made afrangemeota to 
 depotil ffrty tbooaaad d^llan in a Banic at Ualilkx, to be 
 held u iaearity to yoite OovamnMnft until I aball be able to 
 obtoin a telcaaa of the Bonda and Mortgage exietiift.fer 
 that amoonk against the Halifax City Bailroad. t n-.^ > 
 
 '\3! AIM, that ifyoa wUfpUiae to iadieato what amoant yon 
 eoneider the MMonal eeevritiee aabed in my fetter of tbe 
 3l8t nit. ittliAMtory for, I am Ift the poeitjon to furnish 
 the balanoe fhni reeideatt of this town, or the f utirs, il 
 
 ■ . ■ \. : ■■■.■■; .-f-nff-ni ■"...;-:*;-i'> '.■.'■- -'■ 
 mj. mnUm on th^ i28tli oil., and re- 
 ytioB wla tif e theteto by the Honorable tha 
 
 Wbe« I 
 
 q a ^itid 
 
 Cokmial Beat«lM7« I eoald haf« amagid by JMtWedM^ 
 day, M lodioaltd, If tipliMliOB hMl been voaebialM Bt. 
 
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 • ■ I' ■ ■. 
 
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 Bj 4ukj or mmtutaX ol lb«'t>ttblio lima. ♦" ' 
 
 HoBoHbt* FMtrlok Brookw, ' ., , . . 
 
 AltOtoey 0«n«ral, Priooo Edw«rd IsUod. 
 
 The »bot« %M kid beforo fflemb«n of th« Goternncnl, 
 on Mondaj, lb« 4th Soptember, and «boul 2.30 p. m. on 
 thelame d»j, tb« following anjiwer wMienI to Mr >0'BH«n : 
 
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 ChArlptUtown, 4tb S«ptemb«r, 1871. 
 
 /J::. 
 
 I ¥*»• to aolnowT^io Ttlo f««i!et of yoor ^em- 
 munioation of date tb« 2nd iost, in whloli jou sUie that 
 you have rfow made arraogomenU to deposit $50,000 in ft 
 Bank la llalilai, to ba held aa a acourlty to oar Ooyern- 
 ment until j on ahall be abla to o|>tain a reloMe ol the Bpnda 
 and Mortcage eiiatiog tor that amount aninat the Ilaliiaz 
 CitT lUUroato ; abo. that if I will indioate what amount I 
 oonaider the personal leoaritiea nani<)d in jour letter of the 
 3 lit ult. adiaraotory for, you aro in a poaition to (Urniah 
 the balance from reeidenU of this Town, gta K i| pii ip i» 
 the entire ieooritj. 
 
 On tho »th day of Aogoat you were notified that your 
 lender lor the oonairnot4<.n of a Railroad from Alberton to 
 Georgetown would be aooepted. On the llth Aoguet you 
 arru«d befo. On the lath you had an interriew with the 
 GoTemment, at which time you atoted thatTOtt were not 
 wepnred to forniah any snob aeonrity aa wna deairwl by the 
 GoYemaenk for the perfonnance of the contract. On the 
 . 14kh the Gotemment a|^eed to r««)ind an order made by 
 them aa to the nature of the aecurity they had prerionsly 
 determined to demand, Aid to meet your wiahea to accept 
 fh>m yon a tranafw of the Ualifiix City Railw»d, ^nmuumr- 
 Mred.Ut be t»kcn •■ » ieourity for the Mnount of £60,000 
 enrrency, and uncxoeptlonftble personal aecurifty for the 
 balance, tli : £40,000. This tou promised to do, and when 
 asked what tlmeyom would require to oemplete the ar- 
 rangement, replied that yon would be ready in about a 
 weei; afc lliend of fchiftlma jaa wm fcJWpnp^ to 
 that nnlew you would lb prepared on tl^ foUowinc Satur- 
 day fcglte the eacoriiy antTiIgn the oontract.Jiat the 
 DMSonc making the next lowest tender would te called 
 Spon. NotwltErtanding which, atyoortw^ 
 
 l4ligMl«WlNII ^ " 
 
 mIim Moiirity. 
 
 i*^, 
 
 :'$■' 
 
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•'■^jwt •%'m^^m^^' 
 
 •nd lor Um bdaoM of Um £40.000 joa gfttro Um rabim of T. 
 A. D«W<»1I«* OoMMny.Mi 0»fl4 iM«tr4tk>M, whioii 
 lb« ClowniBMal did nol 4tMi Mlitf^oloty. You wm* 
 polited MOOTdiBjilT, And A Tat^gnuB wm IHmi forwtrdod to 
 II. l>. llaUwd 4 Co., 81. John. oBliiog upon ihmm, m iMr 
 l«o(l«r wM lh« a«xl lowist, to givo tbf r««|ulrwl Movriljf 
 and tlcB lb* oooln^ .. / \ - ' \. 
 
 Uodor IhtM «iroaaitMMM yoa wttt ■•» In*! IM Ooftra- 
 ■Mi ii Ml aftw Is ft 9aiiy9« to f»-<iy<« if oU>U9 ai wiii) 
 
 jOtt* . If! '■'' . »»!!.» r^f** « ! • ->,• f I \ ,, ■< . ;.■•#■ / 
 
 I Ml, bow0T«r, aalborLnd to mj that ta tbo trtot of 
 M«Mn« MoUod k Co. fklliog to ontor into tha oontrMt 
 vottr oibr vlli bo Moo p tod, provided th« tioT«rDm«at are 
 tb«B lo poMMlon of lh« BAiMaof flnt-oUMf ptnooftl mouiI* 
 tiaa, aaoh, for iMtanoa, MSir JBdward Kan<)|, U. Murdook, 
 Kinnaar 4 OoaipaBT. WUUmi Staira, 8m 4 Morrow, 
 Dufba 4 Oompanj, or Halllai, or Rm. D. Braoaa, Paaka, 
 Broa. 4 Oo , Md Owm Ooonolijr. laqaira, of tbia town, 
 wilb anejipraaakm from tban in wrftlnt of Ibair wUliaanaia 
 to enter into Boada to tba axtoni of £lOO,000, lalandMr- 
 reB<)j, for tba fliitbftal Darfonaaooa of tb« oootfaal ; bat tbai 
 tbIa UoTemaiant will bava Mtbing to do wilb aodaptiagaa 
 a ■aaurttj, andar aaj olreaaMtanoea. a nortoagad flkraek 
 Kailwav, in Hallfas, nor will tbav-daiaj kbairttagollationa 
 witb otbara, antil furniahad wilh the namaaof littolaM* 
 men auoh aa tboaa wboaa namaa I ha?a mfnttOMd, wilb 
 thairaatonlli^filinS. / 
 
 .-,■<►, 
 - FbKDBRICK BBlCtBWy 
 
 Attomat Ci|«n«nil. 
 
 SInea wriiiac iha above we ti'kva re«MVcd m Tahgrani 
 4Veai II • !>• Meliaod 4 Co.. dediniog to mier Into Mm om- 
 oontraet. We are khrrofore in a poaltion to traal witb you 
 M tba torme atove wenltoned. r 
 
 F. BBMEBIf/ 
 
 B. D. Iloteod 4 
 CMPPOM oi Ibo 
 
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 Bdfoir it tbe l^lagram raferirod to ^ 
 
 jfc. — „ 
 
 '*'to. dMlining oMtrtal, radlift^ la 
 
 •P 
 
 
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 fan. T. H. HmfiUmdt Col. 8«cntf«ry< 
 ipiffimtag lo Talegitoi of yJeaterdaj we bag leave to 
 
 11. p. Mitep wi<i. 
 
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 MMlioaodbi Um AtloiMf 
 «Im w«nMd hi« limA Umj would no! dsUy iMr iMfoii«- 
 |luo« wilh o4h«r« unlU furolrti*! wllh Dm mom* of Im- 
 cIm« «ofi^««ohMMK)*iwho»« nmwM Mr. BrookM WMilion. 
 f4, IIm aoftfn»«ol look no farlh«r Mlion by ooaaoMnolag 
 B«golUtioa wl4h My pMe4y untU Um Mil ■orning 
 (TQ«idi^.) ThU §»▼• Mf- O'Brien inolhOT oppor- 
 lunlly to look for wliaftMitory MOurUy, bu4 he l«ll Ch^r- 
 loltolown. on Ta««ky morning. Iho 54h BopUmbtr, for 
 Ualifac, wUhoul mnking any farlhor oommunlonllon, 
 •Ubtr ▼•rbally or In writiog to lh« Uottrnmonl. 
 or noy membM of Iho (]oT«niaMnt Th«y w«r« lh«r«forf 
 •oUUy IgnormnI of Mr. O'Brlon'i InlwiUont dUr tho r«o«lpl 
 of Iho Atlomoy (Joneml'* Ultor. Tboy did not know thni 
 h« WM going ftgnin k) Hnllfni, nor, on Ta4«lay. b*d 4boy 
 any r«Unbli InforoMllon tbnl h« bad gono. Tboy did nol 
 know wh«lb«r be intondod to look for othOTMonrily, attoh 
 aa waa lOggMtod to bim, bul tba geneval Impraatlon baing 
 tbil B04 baing abia to find latiafaotory ■aonrlty, ha had 
 glYen np aW Idea of tba oontraot, tbay oonoludad that mob 
 waa iba oaaa. 
 
 The dato of Mr. 0*Briih> la4l oommunioallon to tha 
 aoranunank, waa 8aUrd*^» tha 2nd Saptombor. Tba AW 
 tomay Qaoaral'a anawar Ibarato waa daliTarad to Mr. 
 O'Brien, at 2 80 p. n^. on Monday, the 4tb. Nothing fur- 
 ther waa heard from Mr. O'Brien nntllTbnriday.tha 7tb, 
 ^t 13.4ft ?•>*• 
 
 Meene. MoLeod k Co'i. Telegram deolinlna the eontraot 
 waa reedtad on Monday fbwnoon/and no fn»J»»«; •«k|«» 
 ~SSn^theaofi«mantonthatdaT. OnTneaday 
 
 a"rnlnrih*^oUowi»|t Lati«r waa '^'•J^'J" ^ £?^ 
 H rrair, of New <%ow. th« V^ ^^^ tha twider 
 peit nbwa Mwi^ llSod A Co.: - ' . 
 
 New GlaagQW, September 4, 1871. 
 To lh€ Hon, Colonial Soei^tmryyP. E. Island. 
 
 I beg to infbfm you thai 1 d«^l»e to «*«*»*• •jj' 
 eontialVeooitmet tba pwpoaad Railway inPrlnoe U 
 widlliy^rwhloh I liadratender. and hereby with- 
 draw my tender. 
 
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 to MJIIt!l!'R*i«-t« <• <>» 0' »•• '»•»'•• •^-* ••'^ ••"^ 
 
 tiMi Ui himm. t'nmi h Co. 
 
 CiMrbllvtQWii.Hcpl. S. 1H7I. 
 
 IV. HdiM^ 4 CV. ««. ^•An, M «. ' 
 
 Yottr UndOT for o«wiiro«tioo of fUl!r«»d Ifom AHwUwi 
 lo (l«©rfi.4'»wii will UKJOiipUd. |ifOfi4*a jou lurnkb, wIlH- 
 utti df Uj, «ti.«M,tofy -ourHj •«»^»i^» TuTu AKr., 
 
 K«pli«a 10 on Iho iwn« day, m loUowt t 
 
 •^ Dtptombtf 4^1071* 
 
 To Hon. T. H. Havilmnd, \ 
 
 8«Mon w far ftdrao<Md and olh«r ftngftg***!***, btg 
 
 Igftft to wlthdftW. „, „ M. n. 
 
 ^^ W. iUlMMlM S Co. 
 
 Th* rollowinc '£«CT«m WM th«i ttnl »o Collli|W06d 
 
 OharlolUtown, 6lh 8epl«mlMr, 1871. 
 
 «V TiUgraph to ColUnawood ShrtibT, E$q., C E. 
 ^ on IniiT-coloniJ Rmiroad, at Amktrti. 
 
 ContfMt for oooitruirtlon of B*llro*d Irom AJtorton to 
 OMrMtoWD U oflbrtJ to you »l yoar tondor . Aro yoa P^^ 
 ^to Jt. rJJoi^ «i«ril, .od .ig» ooolfol witooal 
 
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 (Annro»byT.I«gt.pb) ' Ooloulal 8«r«Ury. 
 
 Tbo aboTt WM mniweted M loUowt, OH Wodw»d»y. 
 
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 ^ <J Jo«. T. H. Hamland. 
 
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 Mr Shnibor arrlTodon W«dn««Uy night, ind In Tbow 
 
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 with »c»a of U»« (Jof«f"«"«^« . 
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 i» roDlv to foof noto ol lhl« ««"»'«t • «'•*•• •■*•"? 
 mvMlf or UM UdW f ■•« ♦. <^ 
 
 building. •! la o'clock to-d«j. 
 
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 Mr. 8hr«lbcr wm In iH.nda«^ tl »»»• »1«" "•"f. t'IIJ! 
 Coanoll mcl, •nd •! • qujftof to ono tho following l«l#- 
 g«phmo-NP»weforco.ift4t BooUmbw 7lh. Wl. 
 
 Boptombtr 7ib, 1971. 
 A« going ottr to-morrow wUh DulTu. & Co'.. Uitor 
 
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 of goarftn' 
 
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 W. D. O'Briiii. 
 BepUmber 7lh, 1871. 
 
 ^. b»4"glTeo O'Brien Idtorof gn*»ntoer«ialr«dby 
 Ootommont. _ . ^ Durrua A Co. 
 
 & ^i.:r^££2 S SrSaTlnion of Canada, flrom 
 ?bTh iJ^m-^SSTL'SolSunent to ^^ 
 The QoTim-atil aaaaplad aa aeonrltj— 
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 do T. B. Jonat * Co- 
 
 And tha foUowing Lattar waa i^ to Mr. BucaiW 
 
 
 
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 fo, ih« «»««tt««iJo« of irll^M^ lliro«|h ihy MMd. I 
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 Th« iiffl-wry do<m««il« will b« F^«Md wllko«l 4«ky. 
 
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 Pvttidtnl of lM«iillf« OottMti. 
 
 lmm«dUI«lj o|K>o tb« dwjUiloo ol ih« (lo»«niaMfit on lh« 
 iMorlly o^Md by Mr. ShwiUr . Ufow 6 ookxik on Thar*. 
 <tey •vraiog. Iho followloR TolafffMi wm MhI Io Mr. 
 O'BrlM. In MMWiw to Mini ffwifta from him nl I o'«l«tk \ 
 
 Chnr!ottototn», Tlh SiplNilMr, 1871 . 
 Botort WMwlTlng your TeUgmm to-dny, mnlnot wm 
 
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 ooalwJBHHBplotod yHrwlll bo nolifttd. 
 
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 On WdVy. tho 8lh, the oobItm* WM propnrod ftod nl 
 
 4 o'olook 10 Iho afiornooo WM tifMd Iw «»•. |iii9to<iM| 
 
 Ctorenor nod Mr. Shrtlbrt. ^ 1 ^ 
 
 The mae nltoroooo tbo Ookminl Soowtory nrrlwd komc 
 
 .from HnUInx, .od^Mf. O'BfUo tl«> o4«M »•»»»•-"• 
 •ton»or. ThoOotonUl ^^mm^i^S^'^^ ^^ 
 Ltlterof f«nmnleofn» Doli»P 4 Oa. wWoh ho bnd lo- 
 
 : eoifSl from Mr. O'Brlon. nbont 4 o'olook Uml •'^Jf^;^^; 
 boftfd tho otonmor Priw i M% w f W o to, hMw "'-' 
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 John DuffM. <;« S 
 
 WilUaoi Duffui, do -Uhoul de- 
 
 Wilh tefWfd to your T*»«rr« ^.?7,,, lUllwmj oo«l«M5t 
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 To lh« fortfolag th« foUowlai tBiwn wu ai«4i tad 
 IfMumillad b^ MwMBgff lo Bofj« Uoom, Mr. O'Brira'i 
 lodginp, ftboal nooo on TaMday, tbt ISlh. It «m. bow- 
 trtr r«lani«d, u Mr. O'Britn btd Ufl for Udirti bj tb« 
 moralBg'i •tMiitr, II wm Ibtn nailed for HalirM, by 
 Mr. HftTilaad on lb« mm% day, al a ^aarlar to two o'oloo^i 
 p. a. I after altaring lb* addraoi oa tba •nTolopa t 
 
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 I bava to aoknowlfdge tbe reetipt ofioaroottmaniaa- 
 tioa of Utb lait., and in raply tbtrato bog to rafer yon to 
 tba Ttlfgram feat to yoa on tba 7lb4nitanli aa (oUowi { 
 
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 Bifora rtotif ing your Talogram to-day, oontraet wta 
 offartd lo Sbraibor, and be baa oxproMtd bio willingneM to 
 aooepi, and fumiabad namM of ■Mntitioa. Sboold eonlraol 
 not ba tompletad yoa will ba noliliad. ' ' 
 ^ ^ " T. H. HAVILAND. CoL Swatwy." 
 
 I may, howevar, inform you ibtl tha oontrac^t fofc the 
 oonatruolion of the Bailroed haa bean aigned x)f Mr. 
 Shraibefi and tbe bonda bate been forwarded lo New Bruna- 
 wiek for execution by bia auretiea. 
 
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 T. HEATH HAVILAND, Col. Seoretary. 
 
 W» D. O'Brien, Es^. 
 
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