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je mnomized by the Chinese Government na tesim ble in the
lutements of the Empire,
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Inder revent nererments for forelen
including that of the Canton-Kowloon line, the dis-
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setios à control of the railways is directly vested in the
representatives of the Imperial Chinese Government. T + 19
evident therefore that upon the latter's methods of construc-
tion and administe tion must depend not only the economi? results
of these enterprises and their consequent profit to the Chinese
Government and people, but also the confidence of foreign in-
vestors in Chinese Government undertakings, and the successful
flanting of future loon.
It is universally recognized, as a matter of precedent and
common prontise in modern raily construction, that no regards
the general scheme of the work and on technical questions, the
Post expert advice should be available; for this reason the
zervizes o Consulting Engineers sre engsed home morli idr
en
on 1 pu21ient in itgel to guarantee good results.
The cost of retaining the services of eminent experts for such
supervision and advice is greatly outretched by the advantages
the obtained, ind for t e purposes of the Poard of Mommuniant-
ions,
ni h ving in view the gradual development of Imperi¬l
Chiese meil mys, the importance of confirming to the best
odern system mies expert teckniel Zivi A in Peraly he
overat-ted,
on the
Having reference to the Canton-Ko«loon Retbey in mortimulez, I would draw Your Excellency's attention to tan Prat thet
section on the line under British control the servtes of cain-
ent Consulting Engineers are engavel os amatter of course. NO lov:l Constructing Engineer, however efficient, coull perform. these dutien. Purthermore, although the "pesial technionl ingyen.
tion of bente in classes of materi la (e.g. bridge work, ratla
*) n be obtained without the defiatto appointment of a panki?-
ular