CO129-309 - Public Offices & Others - 1901 — Page 218

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considered that part of the expense of doubling the lines should be borne by the Tramway Co., on whose account the work would have to be undertaken. Doubling the lines in Hongkong would of course necessitate the doubling of the lines in Kowloon, where the installation of an Exchange is already in progress, and which is shortly to be connected with Hongkong by means of a submarine cable. The cost of the whole would probably amount to some £8/10,000.

The only claim to compensation which the Telephone Co. has by this Bill, would be on account of such "removals & alterations" to its routes of construction that may become necessary in order "to make way for the tramway construction. In such a case the Tramway Co. would defray the cost of the removal, and the re-erection of the telephone lines in exactly the same condition as they were before. In practice, however, this claim would prove illusory as the telephone lines are at present occupying the only routes available for them, and there is nowhere else to move them to.

And further, even if it were possible to remove them, their re-erection in precisely the same condition as they were before (i.e. single lines) would still leave unsolved the difficulty of overcoming the disturbances.

The objections to the Telephone Co. bearing the cost of doubling its own lines are:-

1.) That the outlay is rendered necessary by the working of a new and quite distinct undertaking, & is not due to any fault of its own.

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A to 2. 218 considered that part of the expense of doubling the lines should be borne by the Tramway Co., on whose account the work would have to be undertaken. Doubling the lines in Hongkong would of course necessitate the doubling of the lines in Kowloon, where the installation of an Exchange is already in progress, and which is shortly to be connected with Hongkong by means of a submarine cable. The cost of the whole would probably amount to some £8/10,000. The only claim to compensation which the Telephone Co. has by this Bill, would be on account of such "removals & alterations" to its routes of construction that may become necessary in order "to make way for the tramway construction. In such a case the Tramway Co. would defray the cost of the removal, and the re-erection of the telephone lines in exactly the same condition as they were before. In practice, however, this claim would prove illusory as the telephone lines are at present occupying the only routes available for them, and there is nowhere else to move them to. And further, even if it were possible to remove them, their re-erection in precisely the same condition as they were before (i.e. single lines) would still leave unsolved the difficulty of overcoming the disturbances. The objections to the Telephone Co. bearing the cost of doubling its own lines are:- 1.) That the outlay is rendered necessary by the working of a new and quite distinct undertaking, & is not due to any fault of its own.
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A to 2. 218 considered that part of the expense of doubling the lines should be borne by the Tramway Co., on whose account the work would have to be undertaken. Doubling the lines in Hongkong would of course necessitate the doubling of the lines in Kowloon, where the installation of an Exchange is already in progress, and which is shortly to be connected with Hongkong by means of a submarine cable. The cost of the whole would probably amount to some £8/10,000. The only claim to compensation which the Telephone Co. has by this Bill, would be on account of such "removals & alterations "to its routes of construction that may become necessary in order "to make way for the tramway construction. In such a case the Tramway Co. would defray the cost of the removal, and the re-erec- tion of the telephone lines in exactly the same condition as they were before. In practice, however, this claim would prove illusory as the telephone lines are at present occupying the only routes available for them, and there is nowhere else to move them to. And further, even if it were possible to remove them, their re-orection in precisely the same condition as they were before (i.e. single lines) would still leave unsolved the difficulty of overcoming the disturbances. The objections to the Telephone Co. bearing the cost of doubling its own lines are:- 1.) That the outlay is rendered necessary by the working of a new and quite distinct undertaking, & is not due to any fault of its * own.
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A to

2.

218

considered that part of the expense of doubling the lines should

be borne by the Tramway Co., on whose account the work would have

to be undertaken. Doubling the lines in Hongkong would of course necessitate the doubling of the lines in Kowloon, where the installation of an Exchange is already in progress, and which is shortly to be connected with Hongkong by means of a submarine

cable. The cost of the whole would probably amount to some £8/10,000.

The only claim to compensation which the Telephone Co. has

by this Bill, would be on account of such "removals & alterations

"to its routes of construction that may become necessary in order

"to make way for the tramway construction. In such a case the

Tramway Co. would defray the cost of the removal, and the re-erec-

tion of the telephone lines in exactly the same condition as they

were before. In practice, however, this claim would prove

illusory as the telephone lines are at present occupying the only

routes available for them, and there is nowhere else to move them

to.

And further, even if it were possible to remove them, their

re-orection in precisely the same condition as they were before

(i.e. single lines) would still leave unsolved the difficulty of

overcoming the disturbances.

The objections to the Telephone Co. bearing the cost of

doubling its own lines are:-

1.)

That the outlay is rendered necessary by the working of a new

and quite distinct undertaking, & is not due to any fault of its

*

own.

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