CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905 — Page 163

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officials of high rank referred to in the following paragraphs are to be

made and fixed by the Board of Commissioners and reported to the

Director General. In the case of important appointments the same

shall be first reported to the Director General by the Chinese members

of the Board.

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In addition to the Board of Commissioners the Viceroy of Canton

may also appoint an official of equal rank with the above-mentioned

Chinese officials whose duty will be to report to him

on the state of the Railway accounts and the progress of

the work of the Railway. To this end he will be granted every

facility by the Board of Commissioners who will always give him

access to the records of the head office at Hongkong. But this

official shall not in any way interfere with the Board in the perform-

ance of its duties. The salary of this officer shall be the same as that

of the two Chinese members of the Board, and be paid out of the

Railway Account.

The Engineer-in-Chief shall at all times give courteous

consideration to the representations of the Viceroy of Canton

and the Director General in the construction of the Railway,

and the management of affairs connected with such construction,

conforming nevertheless to the Consulting Engineers under the Working

Agreement. No foreigners employed in the Railway shall be allowed

to treat Chinese officials with disrespect, or interfere in local affairs,

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