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and Kowloon

and suggesting that

perusal of same would probably

annke

agree.

to allow

reduction in the total

the Company.

With

regard

Start

charged by

to the first point, the

length of cable laid out, about which

the Captain Superintendent of Police

that he cannot make/

remarks

out the distance

a cross

by arry of

difference

the

2719

estimate 1111 yards

day

that

given to

the maps in his Office more

than 1600 yards and that

appears excessive, I beg to

the length of cable

2 re

and to the Acting Deputy

Superintendent of Police, who attended

the

C

炙

the laying of the cable the Government, by

The

way,

Cable

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behalf of

Engesine on board

A stred

L

in the ordinary

which is always used,

by

碉

indicator which being in direct

with the

nication with

machinery

is

the paying

Com

out

marking the length of

therefore,

cable by revolutions. Although a

impossible that a

occurred

in the

mistake

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xf.

to

could have

distance stated.

by

the

Engineer, I nevertheless

referred the remarks

made by the Captain Superintendent of

Police to our

General Agent at Shanghai

and requested him to ascertain from

the Engineer if he also

distance given by him- ccoroborating

weit

dire

of the

The Engineer

the correctness of his statement

viz.