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Bruce will make careful enquiries as to the nature and extent
of trade and population in the vicinity of the two routes,
and any other matters affecting the construction, working and
maintenance of the railway hereafter, and will submit the re-
sults of these investigations to His Excellency the Governor.
Mr Bruce must also send by post to the Consulting Engineers
in England a copy of all documents submitted to His Excellen-
cy the Governor and during the whole progress of the work he
is to forward weekly to the Consulting Engineers in England
a general statement of progress made.
On receipt of instructions of the Governor as to which
of the routes is to be finally adopted, Mr Bruce will forth-
with proceed to locate the line and additional staff will be
provided for this purpose if required.
The location survey
is generally to be carried out on the basis of the printed
regulations for survey work hereto attached, excepting as
modified by these present instructions. In addition
general specification and type drawings with other informa-
preparing tion for guidance in nd his Estimates are handed to Mr
Bruce.
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Mr Bruce will pay particular attention when setting out
the line to adopting a location which will conveniently lend
itself to the Railway being doubled when traffic in the fu-
ture may demand, and when locating station sites will bear in
necessity
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mind the Vattnang, for extended accommodation hereafter.
regard to the terminal station at Kowloon and the facilities
to be provided there Mr Bruce will consult with such local
bodies or authorities as the Governor of Hong-Kong may ap-
prove. It may be necessary in places to survey and locate
alternative alignments for the consideration of the Consult-
ing Engineers in England.
On completion of the detailed survey Mr Bruce will,
after reporting himself to the Governor of Hong-Kong, make
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