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ALL COMMUNICATIONS
TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE
CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,
THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE
DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS
FOR
USE
EASTERN
No.
COLONIAL
TEL.ADD."CROWN, LONDON"
Sir,
WHITEHALL GARDENS,
10937
29 MAR 06
525
LONDON, S.W.
29th March
1906.
Hong Kong Kowloon-Canton Railway
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th March No.10286/06 enclosing copies of a despatch and telegram from Sir Matthew Nathan on the subject of the construction of the Kowloon Canton Railway and in reply to state for the information of the Earl of Elgin, that Mr Eves has been selected for the appointment of Chief Resident Engineer, in accordance with the terms proposed by the Consulting Engineers in their letter of the 25th January, the Consulting Engineers have sent him under flying seal through us and the Colonial Government all necessary instructions for the carrying out of the work.
2. Mr Eves was already in China and appears to have arrived in Hong Kong in anticipation of his instructions which were sent to the Colonial Government by the mail of 16th March.
3. The Consulting Engineers are quite alive to the importance of the early commencement of the work of piercing the tunnel through the Kowloon Hills and are making arrangements to have this portion of the work started as soon as possible.
4. We are communicating a copy of the Governor's despatch to the Consulting Engineers.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your Obedient Servant,
Under Secretary of State
&c &c &c
Colonial Office
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