CO129-335 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [8-10] — Page 197

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towards the South Funnel face

(1) A tempos pin for landnigsthes has been constucka in Trần love and a vudu wad aloud a mile long has been maret, compute communication from this pier to the Writi Tunnel fail.

(V! Two woooda houses with filia logo for murners, one for kin Apistons Enjuicers Office and our for the Dockers quarties, have been completio i similar honors for this purl and Eryuicers Quaters and for Churiose sabordecates ace as hand at hin Souter Junnel face. One of two shads to contain drilling plant has been created there and other prepared for conteshops. A number of malsheds fu labourers have atro ban pus up."

(vi) On worda hut has been erected at the North tunnel free and vibes prepared for others and for workshops. Vters also a number of matched have been treibed.

7. A couriderable amoms of cropsechouimp has ocen carric) out as wels as some realifumant of tîm tai hoay, South of the South Funnel Facă,

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8. Good progrep has ban made on designus for budges south plan of the Kowloon Station Yard. As far as

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-Judge accounts and corespondant 9. The above scarcely seems to me to represent sufficiens hopes for nearly six months work. Undoubtedly in full staff has only recently become available but with the lix Enjuicers now in the Colony-Mcpto Evco, Logan, Baker, Velpy, Steen Southey the cork should now be advancing rapidly and it is not doing so.

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10. On the 10th September stook the Direction of Public Works with me to visit the South Tunnel Fole and gave him the workly progress upd furnishů me & At Evcs to read. I Enclose a copy of 145 Chatham > Minube on Chust riprts and on his visit.

!!. I also cuclose a cope of the tart of thest cepals (N019). On my pounding our to it Ever that it was meape and did not finish me with full information Jaquibed to salisfy me that this wath was fascuping as it should be said that he did not couredu 'it neapay to obtani workly ripats from his subsiduates for this he should as rule visits the wako himself more than one a mouth. I was unable to conur ni Chust viad,

12. It is popebukas in my desire to sa the railway consbuction progress rapidly I have over cotimated the rate of which tus propres shausbe mads and under cotemated this difficulties attendant au first starting the andulaking. Bud vorme time having clapsed since the undertaking was put in hand and secing no immedtake pospal of morrefied progress bang mase I have thought it nepary to communicate my divistisfaction to Your Lordship to that it misht be brought to the notice of the Consulting Expricers, who are responsible for the rapid, Effecious and Economical construction of this railway

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Mnathan

Goomer

P.S. Suice writing An above the typhoon of his 18h of September has occurred. have received he report as yet from vyt Eves of its effects on the railway bus from other somus I have (carns that the store buildings and all matsleds have been washed

Away la Junnel Shajlo.

✔ do not yet know what damage has been done to

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