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ALL COMMUNICATIONS
TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE
CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,
THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE
DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED,
TELEGRAMS, "CROWN, LONDONT
TELEPHONE 1832 VICTORIA.
sir,
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2O MY I
WHITEHALL CARDENS,
LONDON, S. W.
29th May 1911
11 A
CA
1887
16th Kay/11
22nd May/11
I have the honour to acknowledge the
You receipt of your letter of the 10th May No.14033
enclosing a copy of a despatch from the Governor of
Hong Kong regarding the proposals for the retention
of the services of Hessrs Sir John Wolfe Barry &
Partners as Consulting Engineers for the Kowloon-
Canton Railway.
2. We note that Sir Frederick Lugard does
not desire to retain their services as regular con-
sulting engineers of the Line, and therefore does not
consider it necessary to pay then the retaining fee
eto suggested in their letter of the 9th January. Į
3. As we have already pointed out, questions
are sure to arise on which it will be necessary for us
to obtain technical advice. In informing Messrs Wolfe
Barry of the Governor's decision we asked them
whether they would be prepared to advise us on any
such work. I enclose a copy of our letter and of
their reply. We trust that the Secretary of State
may see his way to sanction this arrangement.
4. In his third paragraph Sir F.Lugard referr-
ing to technical advice, observes that his "government
already
The Under Secretary of State
&C
&c &o
Colonial Office