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frequently adduce arguments to show that railway construction, even in Great Britain, with its Parliamentary and other legal requirements, does not contrast so favourably as is generally supposed, with the methods obtaining in China. Mr. Liang Shih-yi, the Director of Railways, is admitted by foreigners who have made a special study of the subject, to be exceptionally well-informed on all that appertains to railway administration and it requires an expert knowledge, to which I can lay no claim, to try conclusions with him on questions of this kind.
I have the honour to be,
with the highest respect,
$17.
your most obedient, humble servant,
Sd/
J.N. Jordan.
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