CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905 — Page 208

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The British and Chinesè Corporation. Limited.

Telegraphie Address: BICAMERIST, LONDON"

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3. Lombard Street, London; 2.0:

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COLONIAL

No. 88.

G. V. Fiddes Esq., C. B.

Colonial Office,

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OFFICE

January 17an. 1905

Downing Street,

S. W.

Dear Mr. Fiddes,

On returning here yesterday after my conference with you in the afternoon, I gave directions for two more copies of the draft Canton Kowloon Railway Loan Agreement to be sent to

you.

My present object in writing to you is in reference to the Consulting Engineers as I wish to point out that if the firm of Sir John Wolfe Barry and Partners only are appointed Consulting Engineers, Mr. Arthur Barry would have no connection with the undertaking.

I could not contemplate this without very great regret as Mr. Barry has been associated with his Uncle from the

commencement and has given a very large amount of time and

attention to the Railway business in China including several

visits to the East.

On the other hand if Mr. Arthur Barry's firm of Barry

* Leslie are appointed joint Consulting Engineers with Sir John

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