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these will also require some consideration as the power to be
used is not settled yet. There will be certain boilers and
dynamos available from the tunnel plant but I do not believe
the voltage of these suitable for workshop use. I have been
instructed to approach the China Light and Power Company who
have an electric instalation quite close to see what terms
they would offer for supplying current for running the shops and lighting the station. In any case the machines need not
be sent out till after the shops so there is time to go into
the question when I report to you the cost of electric power
as given by the China Light and Power Company.
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22.
When Mr Barry was in Shanghai he gave a letter of
who introduction to me to a Mr Edge represents the Metropolitan
Amalgamated C and W. Co and he kindly looked over the drawings
I had prepared and gave it as his opinion that the carriages
were rather too stiff, in as much as with the diagonal bracing
below the windows and the vertical tie bolts the iron gusset
straps are not necessary at the junction of the vertical post
horizontal wooden sills and the diagonals. He considers
that the ordinary bent plate iron kness 1 inch by inch quite
sufficient put into the open angles (1.e. those without
diagonals) below the windows and above the sills. This
alteration he considers will greatly reduce the cost and I am
having it done.
23. He suggested narrowing the passages down the third
class carriages by 2 inches each and widening the centre seat
by the 4 inches thus gained and putting a back running down
the centre. When designing the carriage .I went carefully
into this question with Mr Grove and he agreed with me that
the narrow passage is a disadvantage as it makes it so difficult
for the third class passenger to reach and leave his seat.
24.
He thought the lavatory accommodation rather
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excessive