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Company has also agreed, subject to the approval of Her Majesty's Government, to give to the Company exclusive privileges for Labuan and British North Borneo, and having regard to the importance to British interests, both politically, strategically, and commercially, that a second Cable should be laid without further delay, I venture to hope that the matter will receive Your Lordship's most favorable consideration, and valuable support.

I would beg to point out that the existing Cables are amply sufficient to carry a considerable increase of the present traffic, and as the additional traffic due to the establishment of the proposed new cable would be entirely insignificant in proportion to the large outlay of over £300,000 that would be involved, the project could only be carried out in consideration of the Company receiving some accession of the above indicated privileges.

Should Her Majesty's Government at any time desire to cancel the exclusive privileges applied for, the arrangement could be easily modified by the Government agreeing to purchase the cable in the same manner as was arranged when similar privileges were granted to the Eastern Telegraph Company by...

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252 Company has also agreed, subject to the approval of Her Majesty's Government, to give to the Company exclusive privileges for Labuan and British North Borneo, and having regard to the importance to British interests, both politically, strategically, and commercially, that a second Cable should be laid without further delay, I venture to hope that the matter will receive Your Lordship's most favorable consideration, and valuable support. I would beg to point out that the existing Cables are amply sufficient to carry a considerable increase of the present traffic, and as the additional traffic due to the establishment of the proposed new cable would be entirely insignificant in proportion to the large outlay of over £300,000 that would be involved, the project could only be carried out in consideration of the Company receiving some accession of the above indicated privileges. Should Her Majesty's Government at any time desire to cancel the exclusive privileges applied for, the arrangement could be easily modified by the Government agreeing to purchase the cable in the same manner as was arranged when similar privileges were granted to the Eastern Telegraph Company by... GR734/43
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252 Company has also agreed, subject to the approval of Her Majesty's Government, to give to the Company exclusive privileges for Labuan and British north, Borneo, aud having regard to the importance to British interests, both politically, strategically, that commercially and str. a second Cable should be laid without further delay, I venture to hope that the matter will receive Your Lordship's most favorable consideration, and valuable support. out are a that I would beg to point the existing Cables amply sufficient to carry. considerable increase of the present traffic, and as the additional (traffic 734/43 } ' traffic due to the establishment of the proposed new bable would be entirely insignificant in proportion to the large outlay of over £300,000 that would be involved, the project could only be carried out in consideration of the Company receiving some as zme acce of above indicated Should Her Majesty's protection Government at to cancel now could G. any time desire the exclusive privileges applied for, the arrangement be easily modified by the overnment agreeing to purchase the table in the same manner). as was arra enged when similar privileges were granted to the~ Eastern Telegraph Company by (Iter
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Company

has also agreed, subject

to the approval of Her Majesty's

Government, to give to the Company

exclusive privileges for Labuan

and British north, Borneo, aud having regard to the importance to British interests, both politically,

strategically, that

commercially and str.

a

second

Cable should be laid

without further delay,

I venture

to hope that the matter will

receive Your Lordship's

most

favorable consideration, and

valuable support.

out

are

a

that

I would beg to point

the existing Cables

amply sufficient to carry.

considerable increase of the

present traffic, and as the additional

(traffic

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}

'

traffic due to the establishment of the proposed new bable would be

entirely insignificant in proportion to the large outlay of over

£300,000

that would be involved, the project

could only be carried out in consideration of the Company

receiving some

as

zme acce

of

above indicated

Should Her Majesty's

protection

Government at

to cancel

now

could

G.

any

time desire

the exclusive privileges

applied for, the arrangement

be easily modified by the overnment agreeing to purchase

the table in the same

manner).

as

was

arra

enged when similar

privileges

were

granted to the~

Eastern Telegraph Company by

(Iter

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