CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905 — Page 162

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shall have one vote, shall be five, of whom two are to be Chinese,

one

to be appointed by the Director General and one by the

Director General in consultation with the Viceroy of Canton. There

shall be two British members appointed and removeable by the

Corporation, one of whom shall be nominated by the Corporation to

act as Chairman. The Engineer-in-Chief who shall also be appointed

and removeable by the Corporation shall act as the fifth member of the

Board. The salaries of these five members are to be fixed by the

Director General and the Corporation and to be paid from the general

accounts of the Railway. The regulations for the guidance of the

Board of Commissioners shall be subsequently drawn up by the

Director General in agreement with the Agent of the Corporation.

All cases of disagreement between the Chinese and British members

of the Board of Commissioners the matter shall be referred to the

Director General and the Agent of the Corporation resident in China

for adjustment in an amicable way. All cases of disagreement

between the Director General and the Agent of the Corporation the

matter shall be referred to the British Minister in Pekin or some

person appointed by him whose decision shall be final.

The appointments and functions of all the employees of the

Railway, Chinese and foreigners, with the exception of the Engineer-

in-Chief who shall be nominated by the Corporation and approved by

the Director General, as well as their salaries including those of the

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