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4 MAY 08
British and Chinese Corporation Ltd.
PEKING * 14 February 1908.
My dear Er.Yun,
I enclose,
and I would ask you to read to r.Liang,
the portion of my latest letter from Hongkong on the question
of consulting engineers. They have since wired asking me to
report what is being done. The whole thing is a matter of two
or three thousand pounds spent to get the most authoritative
and responsible technical advice on the construction of the line
and the appointment would go far to showing the investing
public that the Yu Chuan Pu line is going to run railways on the best modern principles and system. I sincerely hope you will be able
to persuade Mr.Liang to let me wire that he approves the
proposal. It is evidently most important for uniformity that the
Chinese and British sections should follow the same technical
advice in their system of construction.
(remainder of letter in connection with the Wangchow negotiations).
(2) f.o. P. Bland.