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# XXVI & XXVII

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Vn continuation of my Scenet Zeopatch of, the 6 April on the subject of nejoliallows for tu completion of a loan agreement and of a jouit waking Lagreement in connection with the proporto Cantou-Kowlon Railway, I havɛ -the honour to tudore for your information and record a paraphumor of further telpaphic correspondena with your dashipa AM Minisher at Peking

1. The fital of Huar beligiams (XXXI) dants wiles the abative stumpt to push Harough the hejoliali ono whil. N'Scott was while Courul-quual a5 Canton,

3. A'Bland relevened to Hongkong on the 16 April and bolo held on the following day that he had failed to get an interview with the Viceroy who, while "he was ni Canton, has lift for Kwanger on a four of unspeation ui that pusoniz and in Kwonudung which was to last for about a mouth. He has however, Ken la Vicuny, deputies who had put forward more complete proposals on behal de of the Viray than those this had bean handed to it Ross on March 29t

(Enstorm 3 to my Scenet Dropater of April 6o)and had requested this if modifications His amanko proposalo ukue deciro they should be óblauicd að Piking. I Enclose a copy of A Bland, lettu concertje précis hanslation the proposals and saqung that in pursuance with the wish of the Many as of the Hongkong

• Shanghai Baukuig Corporalion and of Hip” fadií: Mallusnico, he was proceeding 6 Peking or tu followinę day

4. The proposato difer vug cousidunty from those of fin dept agreed in dowlor by tin Colonial Office and th. Britol, Churu (aprative, the most

important differences burig climusation of the Coporations right to a share of the hel profils or wakerig and tiu reshiction of their contol to the appointment of an English Chic Exquicer «English Auditor. It semed to me that in spite of Chart differences in Vicuce's pasporalo, which recoguided the pretimuiary afrcement of 1899 were queat advance on anything he had previously put forward a 3xfor

hope to M1Ãland, uno further clericco shad with lum of this 12th this this Corporation would to their way to accept them as a basis of which to continue One nepoliations which he had decides to hranoje, to Ickung. At the same tesise J again (áis shefs or itu ncetpię of o jouit wakiny apeinent seksfactory to tim Haykowy Gouaument beny couiluded somultaneously with the loas sprament.

5. Aflu our alberico it Bland wide me e later, of which d'endor ecopy, Un lab painpaph of which supqub thud any conciduske modification fime (tu Corporation's draft loan agreement would absolve them from nepoliating firm tin jouit walking of the completed railway. I then send to Six Truest Solow Paycan (XXVII) 6. Ou lu 16′′√ Explanied this stake of Ulu railway quedion to r'Xis Nanofil C.hq, who was stagus with me, en wute to Cautou, totake con from triay's date from Mr.J. Siti. 1.5.0. The Consulate Gennet at Canton. I suggests to Mt Mansfical this it would apist natives of, while refoliations for the loan apement were proceeding as Ickery he would prep tin provisions of the fount Working apreiment 'on las Véroy's Scrétnico and accutant cohat lin. Vicnog haɔ & sagwith, upaid to thiens

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