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ving however no margin for unforseen expenditure. For
his, as stated in my previous report, the unexpectedly
eavy exponditure which is being incurred in the purchase
land is chiefly responsible. Mr. Grove informe me that
he purchase of land in now proceeding more satisfactorily
and he hopes by next spring to have socured all the land
be requires. Con iderable opposition to the Railway in
being shown in the Sem Chun District, adjoining the British
fr ntier, where the inhabitants of one village have, aftor
an acrimonious dispute with the Railway'a land officers,
aurcooded in inducing the Director feneral in Poking to
jeanotion a surious deviation in the line.
r. Grove ostimates that the section between funbon
Bintang near Chekling) some 30 miles long, will be
@pm to traffic in December 1.0, and the whole line in
ful, 1911.
into
The line is divided, for construction purpogos,
Chree sectiont, each under a District Inginoor. The fir:t
and third sections present few dificul ies: the
econd
section