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His Excellency the Governor, before whom we have laid your letter, was no less surprised than we were ourselves, and took acersion to mention the subject to is Honour Tuotsi ei lion at an interview which took place yesterday at Goverment House upon other matters in which the llangkong Government has been endeavouring to co- -operate with the Government of the Liang Kuang Provinces. Teotai Wei Een informed his Excellency that he had been instructed by the Viceroy to propero a Vorerandum on the subject of the Working Agreement in order that the Viceroy might address the Board of Comunicatione on
ei Hen, for communica❤ this matter. de have, therefore, handed Trotai -tion to the Viceroy, a note of our views with regard to the Working A roament and I may add that Bir F. b. Lugard has requestod Trotai ei lian to express to the Viceroy the surprise and dissatisfaction felt by the Hongkong Coverment at being not in so unfriendly, a spirit in the sailway negotiations et the very time when this Government is doing its utmost to co-operate with the Viceroy in matters rolating to crime and customs td::inistration.
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It would serve no useful purpose tu enter into a discussion of details until the main principles have been agreed upon. Therefore, before fixing a time for our next moeting, I shall be glad to learn whether I sun to understand that the board of Cow unications haa irbructed you to press for a charge of 14 cents por mile on 3rd. class through traffic passing over the Chinese Section, for in that event is may be necessary to transfer the negotiations to reking.
Yours sincerely.
(od.) 0. Clementi.