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by

the Government of Hong Kong.

We would therefore propose

with

the approval of the Secretary of State to place the matter in the hands of one of our Engineering staff and to direct him to

procure such particulars

as to

the various systems of steam tramways in existence in this Country

as will enable the Colonial Government to arrive

at a practical conclusion upon the question.

We do not anticipate that we should require to pay more than a moderate fee for such a report.

I have the honour to be

Your Obedient Servant

[Signature]

Copy

R3467

Board of Trade to Crown Agent

GE 18 AUG 87

66 320 August 1887

I am directed by the Board of Trade

to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of

the 19th ultimo, Enclosing a copy of a despatch which has been received through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, from the Government of Hong Kong, requesting to be furnished with certain information as to the cost of steam Tramways in this country.

I am to inform you

in reply

that the Tramways in this Country

are not constructed or Equipped by

the Government & that consequently

the Board of Trade have no direct Experience

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by

the Government of Hong Kong.

We would therefore propose

with

the approval of the Secretary of State to place the matter in the hands of one of our Engineering staff and to direct him to procure such particulars as to the various systems of steam tramways in existence in this Country as will enable the Colonial Government to arrive at a practical conclusion upon the question.

We do not anticipate that we should require to pay more than a moderate fee for such a report.

I have the honour to be

Your Obedient Servant

[Signature]

Copy

R3467

Board of Trade to Crown Agent GE 18 AUG 87

66 320 August 1887

I am directed by the Board of Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th ultimo, Enclosing a copy of a despatch which has been received through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, from the Government of Hong Kong, requesting to be furnished with certain information as to the cost of steam Tramways in this country.

I am to inform you in reply that the Tramways in this Country are not constructed or Equipped by the Government & that consequently the Board of Trade have no direct Experience

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by the Government of Hong Kong. We would therefore propose with the approval of the Secretary of State to place the matter in the hands of one of our Engineering staff and to direct him to procure such particulars as to the various systems of steam tramways in existence in this Country as will enable the Colonial Government to arrive at a practical conclusion upon the question. We do not anticipate that we should require to pay more than a moderate fee for such a report. I have the honour to be Your Obedient Servant [Signature] Copy R3467 Board of Trade to Crown Agent GE 18 AUG 87 66 320 August 1887 I am directed by the Board of Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th ultimo, Enclosing a copy of a despatch which has been received through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, from the Government of Hong Kong, requesting to be furnished with certain information as to the cost of steam Tramways in this country. I am to inform you in reply that the Tramways in this Country are not constructed or Equipped by the Government & that consequently the Board of Trade have no direct Experience ... Page information remains as is due to lack of context, assuming "Page XX" format is followed. surv... Revised to meet the exact HTML output requirement and further refined for better readability and adherence to the instructions: by the Government of Hong Kong. We would therefore propose with the approval of the Secretary of State to place the matter in the hands of one of our Engineering staff and to direct him to procure such particulars as to the various systems of steam tramways in existence in this Country as will enable the Colonial Government to arrive at a practical conclusion upon the question. We do not anticipate that we should require to pay more than a moderate fee for such a report. I have the honour to be Your Obedient Servant [Signature] Copy R3467 Board of Trade to Crown Agent GE 18 AUG 87 66 320 August 1887 I am directed by the Board of Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th ultimo, Enclosing a copy of a despatch which has been received through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, from the Government of Hong Kong, requesting to be furnished with certain information as to the cost of steam Tramways in this country. I am to inform you in reply that the Tramways in this Country are not constructed or Equipped by the Government & that consequently the Board of Trade have no direct Experience surv...
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by the Government of Hong Kong. We would therefore propore with the approval of the Secretary of State to place the matter in the of one of our Engineering staff and to direct him to hands of one of procure such particulars as to as the various systems of steam tramways in existence in this Country as will enable the Colonial kovernment to arrive at a practical conclusion upon the question. moe We do not anticipate that we should require to pay. Strau a moderate fee for such a report- I have the honour to be Sin Your Obedient Servant {Mary Copy R 3467 Board of Gentlemnew, पीण C. O. 16475 RECO Trade to Crown Agent GE 18 AUG 87 66 320 August 1887 I am directed by the Board of Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your J letter the 19th ultimo, Enclosing a copy of a despatch which has been received through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, from the Government of Hong Rong, requesting to be furnished with certaine information cost of steam Tramways in this country. Iam to cuform you in repply as to the that the Tramways in this Country are not constructed or Equipped by the Government & that consequently the Board of Trade have no direct Experience sury
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by

the Government of Hong Kong.

We would therefore propore

with

the approval of the Secretary of State to place the matter in the of one of our Engineering staff and to direct him to

hands of one of

procure such particulars

as to

as

the various systems of steam tramways in existence in this Country

as will enable the Colonial kovernment to arrive

at a practical conclusion upon the question.

moe

We do not anticipate that we should require to pay. Strau a moderate fee for such a report-

I have the honour to be

Sin

Your Obedient Servant

{Mary

Copy

R 3467

Board

of

Gentlemnew,

पीण

C. O.

16475

RECO

Trade to Crown Agent GE 18 AUG 87

66 320 August 1887

I am directed by the Board of Trade

to acknowledge the receipt of your

J

letter

the 19th ultimo, Enclosing a copy of a despatch which has been received through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, from the Government of Hong Rong, requesting to be furnished with certaine information cost of steam Tramways in this country.

Iam to cuform you

in

repply

as to the

that the Tramways in this Country

are not constructed or

Equipped by

the Government & that consequently

the Board of

Trade have no

direct

Experience

sury

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