the Colonial
in the governor of Hong Kong; d
taking this action must "therefore
pledge good" in any way C.Pd.
not be held to
9 at once
hole as to payment of
payment of the Trotter fee
I attach a letter from fir 7. Blamefend to the Lucas and copy of reply
McLucas
/VIII
I now attach a further Letter from M-Willer of Board of Trade. They will answer us
ture put a point
officially or two unofficially.
shall report this time hat
lut in the mean They say, then
spencer
Bit
Cehalf o
perhaps in future this B will turn to decline to undertake such work (We need not reply to the new]
2) They say they want us on
In Trotters fee - Leaving the ho to collect the refund fan Mep. Dickenson MiWellis latter parts this in fuch a way that
his Bd may
Henghong to pay
us
mulas we aunou dhah
Assume an
CLASS
Lacit consent to the proportions. The difficulty is that we have heard restring of the maller from Hong Kong - the present portion bring only that Mef Dicker on, hany planned a lianmay scheme for Hongkong, with
that schonne par report. The Governa to ham the Boof Trade, and offer limfa thamselves to
This Board's fee for that 2
Report
pay
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Telegraphic Codes; M: Netba kßß. C.
"Telegraphic Address," Proction: Birmingham 135€)
ED DICKINSON & CR
Civil, Mechanical & Electrical, Consulting Engineers.
CP Lucas Esq.
Sir:-
Telephone Buildings.
Birmingham
Colonial Office
London.
HK.
Hong Kong Tramways.
5th
July / 901
On the 29th May last you were kind enough to grant o1
Mr Dickinson an interview in respect to the above. In accorda
with the permission then granted, our Mr Dickinson has unoffici
submitted details of the equipment to Mr Trotter, Electrical
Adviser to the Board of Trade.
Mr Trotter has promised,
requested by your Department to do so, to report upon these fo
information of the Governor of Hong Kong.
We shall therefore be extremely obliged if you will be ki
enough to request him to do so.
As this procedure is to expedite the construction of the
tramways we do not wish your Department to be put to any expons,
and are therefore prepared to refund the fee paid to Mr Trotter
for reporting upon the question.
We send you by same post the following white prints:-
T2118.
T2119.
T2120.
T2121.
T2122.
T2123.
T2128.
T2125. T2130.
Diagram or route shewing feeder system.
Details of the feeder pillars
Centre pole for City Section
Side pole for City section
Side pole for country section. Terminal Pole
Open car for native Passengers.
Details or permanent way and bonding Combined car for European Passengers together with Specifications for overhead line material, cales,
switchboard, poles, rails, motors, car equipments and genertors
These are all duplicates of the details submitted to Mr.
Trotter, and which he now has.
Yours faithfully,
Alti
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