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Sir John Wolfe Barry & Partners to Crown A APR 05

Gentlemen,

21 Delahay Street,

Westminster S.W.

10 April,

1905

Canton-Kowloon Railway

In reply to your letter of the 6th April on the subject of the proposed survey for the British section of the Railway between Canton and Kowloon, in which you stete

that a rapid reconnaissance survey of the alternative routes with comparative estimates based upon the is all that is required in the first instance and that the detailed location survey would then follow of the route

selected. We have given the matter careful attention and

think the cost of such surveys and estimcles es are now

required would be about £1782 the amount being based on

the assumption that the work in the Colony will not

occupy more than three months from the time of the arrival

of the surveying staff and that the preparation of the

alternative estimates can be undertaken during the retum

voyage to England.

We have also assured that tents and camp equiparo

can be obtained on loan fromthe Government of the Colony

and accordingly we have not included anything therefor

in our estimate.

We are,&c.,

SIR JOHN WOLFE BARRY & PARTNERS

J. Wolfe Barry

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