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egetables for the market or the man who comes down from up country to work in Hong Kong with all his worldly goods in a small box or a bundle. Neither of this class of man will be parted from his luggage. For this reason the 4th class carriage need have very little seating accommodation as the coolie will sit on his own box. I would suggest that the carriage be all one compartment with seats all round and an open space in the centre where the passenger can put his box and sit on it or lie on the floor. As the carriages can be made high, there could be upper bunks as well. Very plain finish will be quite sufficient inside as the carriages will require to be washed out with water every day.
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The third-class passenger who pays about 1/20 for the journey will require a little more European luxury in the way of seats. On the boats at present, this class of passenger can obtain a wicker chair if he turns soon enough. Separate compartments will not be necessary, but it might be as well to have a certain number of carriages with a separate compartment for women.
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My touching the subject of rolling stock may seem a little premature, but sometimes there is great delay in the manufacture of these, and it may not be out of place to consider the design thus early.
I presume the goods stock will be all bogie wagons. This will hamper matters a good deal in running private sidings. Messrs Holtz at first wanted to get trucks inside their sheds, but this was impossible with bogie stock as turntables were out of the question.