Colonial Treasurer (and later Premier) Julius Vogel launched his famous immigration and public works schemes of the 1870s, borrowing the massive sum of 10 million pounds, to develop significant infrastructure of roads, railways, and communications, all administered by the central government.
O Tesoureiro da Colonia (e despois Premier) Julius Vogel lanzou o seu famoso programa de inmigración e obras públicas na década de 1870, mediante un préstamo enorme de millóns de libras para levar a cabo importantes infraestruturas en estradas, ferrocarrís e comunicacións, todas elas administradas polo goberno central.