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tenders for Ranal services,

but,

from their letter, they would

appear

to have set aside all

thought of such services,

probably from the consideration

that it is desirable to have

a Rail 7. service in case

of any obstruction to the Canal.

I therefore leave out of

consideration

ttu P.2 0. Coś

Canal service tenders, but thes question of the book the transit

of heavy mails direct from

England & through the Canal

is an

important

cannot be overlooked.

one which

The tenders to

be comprand

مرح

[quick)

on th

reduced to his Hols

Woz 1,2,3,4,5, and the P.20,

and turne

hos 8 4,2 5.

Came

J Wile in easda case is

compromise

as tospeed and

is not comparable with

other.

For the rest. Taking

& gears' contracts and

penalties in all cases.

1

ang

the

conditional

Gre

find that the law. Holt

offers 12 knots to Bombay and 11 knots from Suez to le China for £446,000

is

what may

This

be called an

"Express service" the P.2 0.

decline

& tender for tuck

a service

in the same

way,