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CO882 & CO885 Colonial Office Confidential Prints 理藩院機密印刊 All

$10,800 1,080,000

738,000

400

4,000

$1,833,200

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I have endeavoured in the above to avoid as much as possible an encroachment on that report, but, turn which way I will, I find myself confronted with 'something that has been said before, and am obliged, therefore, to admit that, as far as the trade of the New Territory, both existing and prospective, is concerned, I have no reliable information to lay before Your Excellency beyond that which Your Excellency already possesses.

Finally, what I have said as to the comparative merits of Railways Nos. 1 and 2 (for surely Route (A) is dead) may thus be summarised and written :—

Cost of construction.-Railway 1 - Railway 2 $293,650. Working expenses (including maintenance).-Railway 1 Railway 2

$1,716,084.

Time required for construction.-Railway 1 Railway 2 Anticipated traffic per annum - $376,250.

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Cost of Tunnel, 2,400 yards long. Lined throughout with Brick in Cement.

Mining earth and boulders, 45 square yards × 60 = 2,700 cubic yards

at $4 Mining rock, 45 square yards × 2,400 108,000 cubic yards at $10 Lining of brick in cement, 12 square yards × 2,460- 29,520 cubic yards

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at $25 Two faces, 2 x 100 cubic yards excavation - 200 cubic yards at $2 Two faces, 2 × 200 cubic yards masonry 400 cubic yards at $10

=

Or $749 per linear yard.

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24 years.

I have, &c.,

J. C. BRUCE, B.A., C.E.,

Chief Surveying Engineer,

Kowloon-Canton Railway,

Same as above, but Roof lined only.

Mining earth and boulders, 36 square yards × 60 = 2,160 cubic yards

British Section.

To His Excellency

The Governor of Hong Kong,

...

Major Sir Matthew Nathan, R.E., K.C.M.G.

at $4 Mining rock, 36 square yards × 2,400 - 86,400 cubic yards at $10 Lining of brick in cement, 3 square yards × 2,460 – 7,880 cubic yards

at $25 Two faces, as above

$8,640 884,000

194,500

4,400

$1,071,540

Main line

Sidings:-

Kowloon Shatin Tai Po

Fan Ling

Lo Fu

RAILWAY NO. 1.

Permanent Way.

Miles.

21.5

2

0:5

1

I

0.5

1

5

Main line Sidings

Kowloon Tsin Wau

San Hue

Un Long

Lo Fu

Or $435 per linear yard.

RAILWAY No. 2. Permanent Way.

Total permanent way

26.5

Total permanent way

26.5 Miles of permanent way at $25,000

$662,500

40 Sets of points and crossings at $500

20,000

38.5 Miles of permanent way at $25,000 40 Sets of points and crossings at $500 .....

$682,500

Miles.

34

2

0.5

0:5

1

0.5

4.5

88.5

$962,500

20,000

$982,500

Stations.

4 Station buildings at $6,000

Stations.

$24,000

4 Station platform covers at $4,000

16,000

4 Station buildings at $6,000

$24,000

4 Station platforms at $5,000

20,000

4 Station platform covers at $4,000

16,000

4 Goods sheds at $8,000

32,000

4 Station platforms at $5,000

20,000

5 Water tanks at $5,000

25,000

4 Goods sheds at $8,000

32,000

2 Running sheds at $12,000

24,000

5 Water tanks at $5,000

25,000

2 Turntables at $8,000

16,000

2 Running sheds at $12,000

24,000

Signalling

15,000

2 Turntables at $8,000

16,000

Telegraph at $500 per mile

11,000

Signalling

15,000

Tools and appliances

7,000

Telegraph at $500 per mile

17,000

Repair shops

10,000

Tools and appliances

7,000

Kowloon Station

100,000

Repair shops

10,000

Kowloon Station

100,000

$300,000

$306,000

18885

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

ساسانيا

Reference :-

C.O. 882

6

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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Cost of Tunnel, 750 yards long.

Peg 28,130 to Peg 30,880.

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