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4.
Chinese Section is very great. They only run one local train each
way per day, in addition to the "Slow Through".
11. The estimated revenue resulting from the suggested im-
provements is very optimistic. The anticipated increase in nuND-
bers of passengers could not possibly be accommodated without a
great number of additional 3rd class coachua, more trains would be
required to run, and consequently working expenses would be in-
oreaped.
12.
The last item of the estimate is not understood.
The Table of Interest and amortisation (page 12) might
be clearer if the rates of interest were shown. The original loan was at 5% while the new loan of $3,000,000 ($1,000,000 to be pro- vided by Government) appears to be at 84%
13.
On the whole is is both refreshing and encouraging to
soo that a serious attempt is at last being made to improve the
situation, but I should have felt happier had the estimate of re-
sulting revenue been more conservative.
P.S. Para. 6.
(SIGNED) ROBERT BAKER.
Manager, mailway,
18.9.29.
A portion of the warehouse accommoda ti on at the Canton terminus is let to a firm of feather merchants who send all their goods by water and on one occasion at least a consignment of goods (gement) sent by rail could not be cleared from the trucks for lack of the covered storage which this warehouse was designed to supply