CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905 — Page 275

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Liang Kuang.

(XV) When the whole line or a section there-

of shall have been completed, the Governor Gener-

al of the Liang Kuang and the Governor of Macao

shall consult as to the place and manner of col-

lecting the duties on imports and exports carried

by the railway. Trains will not begin running

until the customs question has been satisfactorily

settled.

(XVI) Fares and freight-charges will be fixed

by the company

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(XVII) The gauge of the railway shall be the

same as that of the railway already constructed at

Cantón.

XVIII.

Materials transported by the company

have a perfect right to use the public roads, but no

damage must be done to persons, buildings or other

property. If any damage is done the company must

pay suitable compensation. It is permissible to

erect matsheds, required either as preparation for

the erection of buildings or as dwellings for workmen

as also storehouses for construction materials, pro-

vided there is no cause for objecting thereto. If

built on Crown Land no payment need be made; if on

private property, a rent-charge shall be arranged

with the owner, the land being surrendered on comple-

tion of the work.

XIX.

The company shall be authorised to re-

move free of charge stone and sand required in the

construction of the railway if found on Crown Land,

provided China sees no objection. In the case of

private property an arrangement must be made with the

owner; but if the owner demands an extortionate price

far above the actual value, the local authorities,

having examined into the circumstances, will endea-

(XVIII)

vour