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Chief Resident Engineer's Office,
Konioon, stb. Cctober 1908.
His Excellency
Sir Matthen Nethen, K.C.V.E.
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WEEKLY REPORT No.21.
7 NOV 06'
144
Sir,
Immediately after the typhoon of 13th, operations were made for rebuilding the sheds blown down, but these were greatly hindered by the heavy rain on the night of 28th, and another typhoon on the night of 28th, and the 29th.
The rain of the 28th did a lot of damage to the works at the South Face filling the bridge works and nullah diversions and saturating the hill sides with water which poured into the shaft and filled it with water.
The typhoon on 28th destroyed all the sheds and workshops which were being re-erected and also destroyed a lot of material which was being sent round to Loi Kok Ha by sea.
However in a couple of days, I hope enough sheds will be finished at the North Face to house about 800 coolies and then night work can commence on the tunnel.
The Godowns at Tai Kok Tsui have been started and I hope by the end of the month will be ready for material again.
The first shipment from home will soon commence of metre gauge rails, drilling plant and miscellaneous stores.
The contractor, who imported the coolies from Shanghai, ran away on account of the great sickness among the coolies. These coolies I am arranging to keep till well enough to start on the work again. Their language is the chief difficulty as no one can understand what they say, and they refuse to work for anyone at all.
Local men seem now more ready to accept my terms for