CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905 — Page 634

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tresign Offace

Enclos mi no.

to The British & Chinese Corporation, fimiles, C. O.

145642

12,000,000.

$1,500,000

£1.350,000

£1,100,000.

$116,178

8ir:-

20 DEC 05

627 FOREIGN OFFICE.

December 23rd, 1905.

I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to inform

you that a despatch has been received at the Colonial

Office from the Governor of Hongkong on the subject

of the railway from Canton to Kowloon.

Sir K.

Sir M. Nathan states that the Viceroys of Canton

and Wuchang both object to the amount of Two-million-

>poundo which the agent of the British and Chinese

Corporation, Mr. Ross, proposed to enter in the blank

space of Article 1 of the Loan Agreement.

Nathan points out that a loan of One million-five

hundred thousand pounds from which the Chinese are to

get One million three-hundred-und fifty thousand

pounds provides, not only for the estimated cost of

land, construction and equipment (One million--one

hundred thousand pounds) but also for the interest

and service of the loan during construction feno

The Chairman,

British and Chinese Corporation Limited,

3. Lombard Street,

E.C.

-hundred

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