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A contract for the construction was awarded to Howard Ashton Holden, signed on 8 January 1864. Progress was extremely slow, and in April 1865 the Company wrote to Howard Ashton Holden threatening suspension of the contract.
A contract for the construction was awarded to Howard Ashton Holden, signed on 8 January 1864, but progress was extremely slow, and in April 1865 the Company wrote to Holden threatening suspension of the contract.