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could be found that the working expenses, under their arrangement would equal if they did not exceed the present receipt, contributed by the mileage of the British direction itself.
Charges may justifiably be political or administrative.
To some it may appear that the British section should be self-contained and self-controlled, but much reason will doubtless outweigh any consideration of mere profit or loss in railway working.
If overwhelming reasons do not militate against the adoption of Plan (3) it is quite possible to work the two sections as one line. In such cases no 3rd track would be required at the frontier. Kowloon and Shamshuipo would become the two termini. The advantages of this plan would be,
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Economy in management,
uniformity of procedure
absence of dual control, and
a larger return on the capital invested.
The supervising staff of one section could be dispensed with.
The large blocks on continuous works such as Locomotive workshops, General Offices, Stores, etc. must be allocated. Misunderstanding and friction between dual control