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Interminable delays. If the completion were indefinitely delayed
it geems to me that the Canton-Hankow Lino would have a olnia
could be very difficult to remit to find a torris at
the son, if in foot lol a torelintaw Of
water can be erostor tr. Orove Infores no枝 room
land can he scoured Sonard Band of the Your ho homes to
complete in 24 years from this date, but that if a delay occurs
in socuring land it will be 4 years from now before he can hopA
int construction.
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Lord Creo considers that it in son int
to should he sakon wiser delay to oh-ain from
to Chinese Coyorionettatonces on the points
ralned, and the method in which In suggest show
be done is detailed in paragraph 7 of the Despatch. Any rạ-
-presentations of the nature indicated runst be made through
yourself, but I am inclined to think that the questions
specified the ropsis to which so far as an a present
be given are already known to 113 - world he eatocorionIIy
answered without ringing us any nearer to the object in view
which is in brtor to organtzaston of the foint working of tho
two Sections, and the determicasion of the basis on profits are to be shared. In this connection I may observe that
in a conversation which I had with Hr. Grove (Chief Resident
Sngineer of the Chinese Section) early in January last, he
informed zwhat it would he a wear or 28 months before ho
would ho ready to discuss the details of a working Anresenta
He added that any proposals for joint arrangements at the present
stage would render the Chinese auspicious. For my own part it appears to me very essensial that the negotiations which may be protracted should be begun in ample time, for if they were not completed when the line or any part of it was open to traffic each Section would naturally retain its own profits and it
would be difficult to then introduce any division based on a recognition of the much greater proportionate outlay by this
Oovernsent.
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