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to. CONFIDENTIAL.
Sir,
GOVERNment hoUSE.
HONG KONG, 5th May, 1932.
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Y.
Dup. Vencls. C.A
(93) on 82114/30
(2)
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of your confidential despatch of the 20th January,
1932, enclosing a copy of your telegram No.5 of the 8th
January, 1932, on the subject of the Shing Mun Valley
Waterworks Scheme, and to inform you that I agree to
the payment of fees to the Consulting Engineers on a
basis of 5% on expenditure up to £250,000 and 42% on
the remainder plus the cost of the partners' visits.
2. I note that there will be no formal agreement
but that the terms of payment etc., will be embodied in
a letter from the Crown Agents for the Colonies to the
firm; and I agree to the engagement of the staff
required by the Consulting Engineers in the manner set out in paragraphs 4 and 5 of your despatch.
3.
The Director of Public Works is in a position
to provide one engineer only to work under the
Consulting Engineers and suggests that the Consulting Engineers might be asked if they would be willing to
select one of the following engineers.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,
&C.,
&c.,
&c.
For