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pretexto for obstruction, therby causing
ill-feeling. Respect this.
upon the receipt of the above,
to the Viceroy of the
we telegraphed
two Huangs
and we
are
possessions of
a
Copy of a
from tuin, transmitted to us
Council.
It mads:
"with regard to the
ui
memorial
by the grand
Sept
Canton Kowloon
Railway I have reverently received the Edict ordering we
to depute officers 65
look after the survey, but, as I find that in this Province there is no effiar familiar with railway work,
I must
ask for an
Edict to be issued ordering
Sheng Itsuan-huai to proceed to this Provvice accompanied by forsigu operatives to make a survey,
when I
will also send officers
is tork after
at Current prices.
is it
the operations. If land belonging to the people is to be purchased, I will put out a proclamation directing that it must be sold and forbidding people to hold on with the intent of raising the price."
On the 8th November we had the honour to receive the Imperial Rescript "Let the Yausa concerned take urte, Restet chus.
We thenfor, as in duty bound, make this communication to Your Excellency
(Sheng) so that you may take action
Conformity