CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902 — Page 481

action against the

Looogo damages,

be claiming

Tramway which action they have

lost but they

Are

oving

to Affeal. Av li the bake Government, the Froth;

says,

40838, that they bore the expense of

doubling

thear

Dickinson explains.

wered

to

1

me

but the

that they

only did this by arrangement with the Framways bo, who might have been

Compelle a

to bear the expense, but who agreed, instead, to bet the Government nee certain tramway poles for Elegraph

the understanding that the bo would be let off the said expense. I cannot see

any reason. why the It Kong Govt like the G. 1. in England should

A O not get the

same protection which is

wires on

afforded the Telegraph bo, although the

Soof Line's are, at present, worked by the Telegraph be,

it stands

clause

as

21 of the Bell would not suffice to protect

the Loot iner

1

and plan "B" attached

here to show that the Govt. ives are close

to the new

new tramways.

clause similar.

b clause

21

? instruct. Governor to insert a

to protech Il graph and Telephone Lines belonging to any Department as defined in clause 2.

[4

in your opinion no other amendment of the law is required, we might instruct the Governor as to this amendment, by telegraph, and inform hear that the law, as thes

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*L (3) — 48569-8000-8-01

amended,

may

be passed]

As

43 745 × 1194.

to the Telephone bo

Mr Frotter's first

476

see

me no

is unsatisfactory because it does not say what amount

between £1000 r £8000

Y

would be reasonable ? inform that bo. with in reply to 43745 that the memo

left with Mt Lucas by one of their Directo was referred to the Bd.

of Trade whose the adviser to the B of "I reports [quote Ms Frotters memo. of Dec, 23] + dak whether they

are prepared to accept the offer of the Tramways be (in 1194) to pay them £1500) in the event of their not obtaining the concession which they desire from the Govt of Hong Kong The question of be referred

no

promise be granted.

As to

this concession.

to the you of H. Kong

can

will but

be made that it will

Ms Frotter's second report

? inform

we are not I think required to approve the revised specifications &c but #

Messrs Dickinson & bo that those revised specifications are reported by the Bd. of

Is adviser to describe the equipment.

an electric tramway well adapted may

ame na ment

bed

of har 3

accordance with passage

of

for

Но

Kong but

quere

oorne

as to

cone-rele

れ、41,

Xin

my

minute above; I ask

the draft

marked

them for copy of the vol for transmission

to God of H

Kong, returning

-specifications & drawings which they left at this office some time ago

will

any objection to

you say

any

whether you

4.02

other clauses in

the