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officials of high rank referred to in the following paragraphs are to be
made and fixed by the Board of Commissioners and reported to the
Director General. In the case of important appointments the same
shall be first reported to the Director General by the Chinese members
of the Board.
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In addition to the Board of Commissioners the Viceroy of Canton
may also appoint an official of equal rank with the above-mentioned
Chinese officials whose duty will be to report to him
on the state of the Railway accounts and the progress of
the work of the Railway. To this end he will be granted every
facility by the Board of Commissioners who will always give him
access to the records of the head office at Hongkong. But this
official shall not in any way interfere with the Board in the perform-
ance of its duties. The salary of this officer shall be the same as that
of the two Chinese members of the Board, and be paid out of the
Railway Account.
The Engineer-in-Chief shall at all times give courteous
consideration to the representations of the Viceroy of Canton
and the Director General in the construction of the Railway,
and the management of affairs connected with such construction,
conforming nevertheless to the Consulting Engineers under the Working
Agreement. No foreigners employed in the Railway shall be allowed
to treat Chinese officials with disrespect, or interfere in local affairs,
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