another deputation on behalf of the vigilance committee was received by the premier to discuss the railway construction. they advised the premier that the midland railway company and other prominent large land holders had subdivided their land to put it on the market. mr camerer explained to the premier that as a dairy farmer from victoria he took up land in bolgart after being assured two years prior that the railway was being built he could not continue without the line. it was also noted that 15,000 acres were under crop within five miles of the proposed route of the railway. the premier replied that there was justification for the line and that he had already decided to bring a bill for construction of the newcastle–bolgart railway.