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14 OCT !!
Sir,
13th September,
11
With reference to paragraph 10 of my despatch
of the 13th instant on the subject of the Railway Working Agreosent i have the honour to forward in original and translation the enclosed extract from the Taun Wan Yat
Po or the 17th ultimo and to raquoat that Your Excellency will take every pracautio to ongure that schedule D of
the draft working agresnont shall be no worded, and shall be Lanctioned by such high authority, ns to preclude the provincial dovernment of the Liang Xuang provinces from
levying lokin or othur irregular charges on goods conveyed by the Kowloon-Canton Railway,
I have the honour to bo,
sir,
Your Excellency's most obedient
servant,
Shot Lugars,
Governor,//sc.
His Britannic Majosty's minister,
PEXING.