action against the
Looogo damages,
be claiming
Tramway which action they have
lost but they
Are
oving
to Affeal. Av li the bake Government, the Froth;
says,
40838, that they bore the expense of
doubling
thear
Dickinson explains.
wered
to
1
me
but the
that they
only did this by arrangement with the Framways bo, who might have been
Compelle a
to bear the expense, but who agreed, instead, to bet the Government nee certain tramway poles for Elegraph
the understanding that the bo would be let off the said expense. I cannot see
any reason. why the It Kong Govt like the G. 1. in England should
A O not get the
same protection which is
wires on
afforded the Telegraph bo, although the
Soof Line's are, at present, worked by the Telegraph be,
it stands
clause
as
21 of the Bell would not suffice to protect
the Loot iner
1
and plan "B" attached
here to show that the Govt. ives are close
to the new
new tramways.
clause similar.
b clause
21
? instruct. Governor to insert a
to protech Il graph and Telephone Lines belonging to any Department as defined in clause 2.
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in your opinion no other amendment of the law is required, we might instruct the Governor as to this amendment, by telegraph, and inform hear that the law, as thes
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amended,
may
be passed]
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43 745 × 1194.
to the Telephone bo
Mr Frotter's first
476
see
me no
is unsatisfactory because it does not say what amount
between £1000 r £8000
Y
would be reasonable ? inform that bo. with in reply to 43745 that the memo
left with Mt Lucas by one of their Directo was referred to the Bd.
of Trade whose the adviser to the B of "I reports [quote Ms Frotters memo. of Dec, 23] + dak whether they
are prepared to accept the offer of the Tramways be (in 1194) to pay them £1500) in the event of their not obtaining the concession which they desire from the Govt of Hong Kong The question of be referred
no
promise be granted.
As to
this concession.
to the you of H. Kong
can
will but
be made that it will
Ms Frotter's second report
? inform
we are not I think required to approve the revised specifications &c but #
Messrs Dickinson & bo that those revised specifications are reported by the Bd. of
Is adviser to describe the equipment.
an electric tramway well adapted may
ame na ment
bed
of har 3
accordance with passage
of
for
Но
Kong but
quere
oorne
as to
cone-rele
れ、41,
Xin
my
minute above; I ask
the draft
marked
them for copy of the vol for transmission
to God of H
Kong, returning
-specifications & drawings which they left at this office some time ago
will
any objection to
you say
any
whether you
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other clauses in
the