CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906 — Page 474

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When

both sections of the railway have been completed a joint working Agreement can then be arranged.

As regards the salaries and expenses of the Engineers employed by Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co to survey the line, I should be glad if you would ascertain the amount from that firm

and inform me, so that I may duly refund it, as is but fair.

The plans and estimates for the line which have been drawn up by these Engineers should, however, be obtained and delivered to this Government through you.

I have instructed Messrs Wei, Wen & Kung, to inform Mr Ross personally to the above effect, and I have now the honour to request that you will be so good as to communicate with H.M. Minister in Peking and the Governor of Hongkong, as also with Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co and the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, in the same sense.

I avail myself etc.

(Viceroy's Seal)

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469 When both sections of the railway have been completed a joint working Agreement can then be arranged. As regards the salaries and expenses of the Engineers employed by Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co to survey the line, I should be glad if you would ascertain the amount from that firm and inform me, so that I may duly refund it, as is but fair. The plans and estimates for the line which have been drawn up by these Engineers should, however, be obtained and delivered to this Government through you. I have instructed Messrs Wei, Wen & Kung, to inform Mr Ross personally to the above effect, and I have now the honour to request that you will be so good as to communicate with H.M. Minister in Peking and the Governor of Hongkong, as also with Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co and the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, in the same sense. I avail myself etc. (Viceroy's Seal)

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469 When both sections of the railway have been completed a joint working Agreement can then be arranged. As regards the salaries and expenses of the Engineers employed by Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co to survey the line, I should be glad if you would ascertain the amount from that firm and inform me, so that I may duly refund it, as is but fair. The plans and estimates forthe line which have been drawn up by these Engineers should, however, be obtained and delivered to this Government through you. I have instructed Messrs Wei, Wen & Kung, to inform Mr Ross personally to the above effect, and I have now the honour to request that you will be so good as to communicate with H.M. Minister in Peking and the Governor of Hongkong, as also with Mears Jardine Matheson & Co and the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, in the same sense. I avail myself etc. (Viceroy's Seal)

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469

When

both sections of the railway have been completed a joint working Agreement can then be arranged.

As regards the salaries and expenses of the Engineers employed by Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co to survey the line, I should be glad if you would ascertain the amount from that firm

and inform me, so that I may duly refund it, as is but fair.

The plans and estimates forthe line which have been drawn up by these Engineers should, however, be obtained and delivered to this Government through you.

I have instructed Messrs Wei, Wen & Kung, to inform Mr Ross personally to the above effect, and I have now the honour to request that you will be so good as to communicate with H.M. Minister in Peking and the Governor of Hongkong, as also with Mears Jardine Matheson & Co and the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, in the same sense.

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