CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 628

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that, as

the

as the German Mail Packets on line to China are to perform a speed of

12 Knots

per

hour, the Peninsular and

Oriental Company might perhaps be

induced to increase their speed

between

England and China from

in consideration

of a concession being given to them

to

run

between

11.20 to 12 knots

under your contract

and

On this point I may state that

I have already offered £25,000

to the company

as an

abatement

of the Contract being

for seven years;

they

now

propose

a

reduction

in consideration,

& a term made for two instead

of ten

years,

and it will be observed,

on reference to the Abstract of Tenders, before Your Lordships, that the

speed

demanded by the Hong Kong Government is

offered by the Peninsular and Oriental

Company in Tender No.2,

but at

an

increased price of £20,000

per

year,

which

I have already offered

as the Con-

trac-

tors

for the abatement of £10,000 a

year

and £625

per

annum

in their No. 3 Tender, I think they could

not reasonably be expected to give gratuitously

the accelerated speed.

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that, as the as the German Mail Packets on line to China are to perform a speed of 12 Knots per hour, the Peninsular and Oriental Company might perhaps be induced to increase their speed between England and China from in consideration of a concession being given to them to run between 11.20 to 12 knots under your contract and On this point I may state that I have already offered £25,000 to the company as an abatement of the Contract being for seven years; they now propose a reduction in consideration, & a term made for two instead of ten years, and it will be observed, on reference to the Abstract of Tenders, before Your Lordships, that the speed demanded by the Hong Kong Government is offered by the Peninsular and Oriental Company in Tender No.2, but at an increased price of £20,000 per year, which I have already offered as the Con- trac- tors for the abatement of £10,000 a year and £625 per annum in their No. 3 Tender, I think they could not reasonably be expected to give gratuitously the accelerated speed.
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that, as the as the German Mail Packets en line to China are to performs a speed of 12 Knots Qr hour, the Peninsular and Priental Company might perhaps be induced to increase their speed Liez and China from is consideration of a being given to them ten between 11.20 to 12 knots Yours contract an On-this print & may state that have already offered of £25.000 the company abatement of the Contract being of seven years; then now a in conerderation, & year made for tow instead ten and it will be observed, nference to the Abstract of Fenders, before Your Lordships, that the speed drained by the Hong Kong Government is offered by the Peninsular and Oriental Company? Tender N°2, but at BA M year. increased price of £ 20000 have already offered as the Con t pany for thee abatinient of £10,000 a An ', And 625 END year A. their No, Tender, I think they could not rasonably be expected to give gratuitusly the accelerated speed. increased
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that, as

the

as the German Mail Packets en line to China are to performs a speed of

12 Knots

Qr

hour, the Peninsular and

Priental Company might perhaps be

induced to increase their speed

Liez

and China from

is consideration

of a being given to them

ten

between

11.20 to 12 knots

Yours contract

an

On-this print & may state that

have already offered of £25.000

the company

abatement

of the Contract being

of seven years;

then

now

a

in conerderation,

& year made for tow instead

ten

and it will be observed,

nference to the Abstract of Fenders, before Your Lordships, that the

speed

drained by the Hong Kong Government is

offered by the Peninsular and Oriental

Company?

Tender N°2,

but at

BA M

year.

increased price of £ 20000

have already offered

as the Con

t

pany

for thee abatinient of £10,000 a

An

',

And 625

END

year

A.

their No, Tender, I think they could

not rasonably be expected to give gratuitusly

the accelerated speed.

increased

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