CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9] — Page 394

Enclosure No 18.

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Bonghong, 3rd June, 1901.

The Honourable

The Actg: Colonial Secretary..

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I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter No 1183.dated the

36tb inst. and received by we on the 27th, togother with the copy of

the draft of a Bill entitled "An Ordinance for authorizing the con-

straction of a Tramway within the Colony of Bongkong", I note your

remarks concerning the proposed bill.

This Company's registered office and Board of Directors are in

Gondon and it is impossible for me to communicate váth my Board &

comply fully with your request.

I beg to state, however, that I do consider the interests of

this Company are not sufficiently protected by the proposed Tramway

Ordinance.

This Company must object to Clause 19 which should be altered

in such a way that any alterations to be made in the run of the gas

mains.or piping should be carried out by this Coy. at the expense.of

the Electric Tram Company. In reference to this I should point out

that when our pipes have to be shifted for the convenience of the

Water Antbority of the Drainage Department, we carry out the work

and not the Government.

I desire the insertion of a clause on the following lines:-

If