CO129-341 - Acting Governor May Governor Lugard - 1907 [7-10] — Page 703

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To build, and alternatively if Government intended to utilise the Star Ferry Company they ought to give them notice at once in order that they might build the additional steamers required.

The Chief Resident Engineer was strongly in favour of working the Ferry in conjunction with the Railway so that passengers could book direct from Hongkong, their luggage, &c. being all dealt with by the Railway from Hongkong to destination.

The question was discussed whether the Railway Ferry boats could carry passengers other than those booked by Rail. If they did so, the Hon. Colonial Secretary expressed the opinion that there would be a strong protest against infringement of private rights and encroachment by Government on private commercial enterprise.

In my view, the period assigned for building ferry boats by the Chief Resident Engineer is much too great. They can be easily built in 18 months, and the question is therefore not of pressing urgency except as regards his Estimates.

For these, he should include the construction of a wharf as part of the sea-wall frontage and reclamation work, but he should not include the cost of steamers, or any accessories for a Ferry which is a supplemental and separate scheme.

12th September, 1907.

(sd.) F. D. Lugard.

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697 To build, and alternatively if Government intended to utilise the Star Ferry Company they ought to give them notice at once in order that they might build the additional steamers required. The Chief Resident Engineer was strongly in favour of working the Ferry in conjunction with the Railway so that passengers could book direct from Hongkong, their luggage, &c. being all dealt with by the Railway from Hongkong to destination. The question was discussed whether the Railway Ferry boats could carry passengers other than those booked by Rail. If they did so, the Hon. Colonial Secretary expressed the opinion that there would be a strong protest against infringement of private rights and encroachment by Government on private commercial enterprise. In my view, the period assigned for building ferry boats by the Chief Resident Engineer is much too great. They can be easily built in 18 months, and the question is therefore not of pressing urgency except as regards his Estimates. For these, he should include the construction of a wharf as part of the sea-wall frontage and reclamation work, but he should not include the cost of steamers, or any accessories for a Ferry which is a supplemental and separate scheme. 12th September, 1907. (sd.) F. D. Lugard.
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697 analtona Tegral rondaɗw -:.xiv „8ddardnoo Iannut to noijaeup baɛoggo na stværdnos Isot “artnite bus doarinos of del od blueg blvos "mədayə alayıøď XTow-bosiq" sát bolIso ovad I fatim of zovi. „da bevitna now notaviɔnos etiniteb on ‚ebam vilƒženu .nok edt betasuper I „It de Hoof Blnow rotosrdnov du darið baðaða to emon'ddiw "Oddam Bắt tevo Xiad of #droV oLidst to Todoerla sið gottalena od wady a ddżw zwiscć od modw wrodowitnoo sit bna tejtam mid? ni resażyn¤ trebleed telɗo adt bas tnamNIQVOD edi dadið bereddan. I znizsoqu vilstoned .tluner sáð droqet ed Janë molnigo and to vignonis man károw olidu¶ to rofoerid .nok mi enotnanános od dvo tei ed bluore Innant end oblɛtuo xrow edi >IloW .#tezall it tw noisaussib ol ‚efosïtnoo @grai viovita"AQNO O Jant - viðdgir Tantedw onus don ma I - beredtag I yısal bus brian redto sát no sayt TIM .akás od suteva Ila da doo eyew Yoďt Íhow edź ob nao ed udvide bna stoætinos dovR OF BETSTs starɖgs YTOV # #872oo to el matt.2lasmid vigasso wrom bra vixstup na Istiquo edi bua,Iennut to naão edit ni moltaeup inatroget -moɔ mi tl Ikšnu Jeeretni és tuo meil sal£ #Lariw acid to deco .b$$*£q- erð tærið stuntm a ni tuo betaloq bad I **dioqet 88stgolf bne zatbaed mottod art Kii. vino almob troge" naargorg taonorg and to ass-gong edt to noltsoibai Iset on berig stofstadt edt ni amergang add to moldaoibni na not bexas I bas (Lenau? betaloq resnigat Jusblawi teidɔ ent „galost bna gużbaad get viitsuseoen galɔst adt, Lasiżnebi erew redtak ond edit tacit tuo «bevom% *aw galtoda sát za noon sa gatbaed qo? ed? yatwoLLO% (Vojner nådd mustyong gatweds at y‡luot2tib smoa waz si ed dolde de beviria sav sebɗon a nolaeusalb troría a rajta toldw yď,#idword on gnivlovat bas siɗinant stimp berebiaNOS gatati to mitgnol sáð ai anorgorq tifoew odd drogor bluow nai Jud to build, and alternatively if #overnment intended to utilise the Star Ferry Company they ought to give them notice at once in order that they might build the additional steamers required. The Chief Resident Engineer was strongly in favour of working the Ferry in conjunction with the Railway so that passengers could book direct from Hongkong their luggage kc. being all dealt with by the Railway from Hongkong to destination. The question was discussed whether the Railway Ferry boats could carry passengers other than those booked by Rail. If they did so the Hon. Colonial Secretary expressed the opinion that there would be a strong protest against infringement of private rights and encroachment by Government on private commercial enterprise. In my view the period assigned for building ferry boats by the Chief Resident Engineer is much too great. They can be easily built in 18 months and the question is therefore not of pressing 'urgency except as regards his Estimates. For these he should ́include the construction of a wharf as part of the sea-wall frontage and reclamation work but he should not include the cost of steamers, or any accessories for a Ferry which is a supple- -mental and separate scheme. 12th. September, 1907. (sd.) F. D. Lugard. •Vixeï noo[woX-gno2gnol eris to noljasup erit bentar novi „** eotsattuk Istnesiqque add antrageng won aaw od žadið blau d BISMERJE 101 tradw a sbufont od đon no rostade wond drum bas anboy & zo S exet bluow re‡‡al sdt tædt „etamsojë to twoo brus ot
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analtona Tegral rondaɗw -:.xiv „8ddardnoo Iannut to noijaeup

baɛoggo na stværdnos Isot “artnite bus doarinos of del od blueg

eď blvos "mədayə alayıøď XTow-bosiq" sát bolIso ovad I fatim of

zovi. „da bevitna now notaviɔnos etiniteb on ‚ebam vilƒženu

.nok edt betasuper I „It de Hoof Blnow rotosrdnov du darið baðaða

to emon'ddiw "Oddam Bắt tevo Xiad of #droV oLidst to Todoerla

sið gottalena od wady a ddżw zwiscć od modw wrodowitnoo sit

bna tejtam mid? ni resażyn¤ trebleed telɗo adt bas tnamNIQVOD

edi dadið bereddan. I znizsoqu vilstoned .tluner sáð droqet ed

Janë molnigo and to vignonis man károw olidu¶ to rofoerid .nok

mi enotnanános od dvo tei ed bluore Innant end oblɛtuo xrow edi

>IloW .#tezall it tw noisaussib ol ‚efosïtnoo @grai viovita"AQNO O

Jant - viðdgir Tantedw onus don ma I - beredtag I yısal bus

brian redto sát no sayt TIM .akás od suteva Ila da doo eyew Yoďt

Íhow edź ob nao ed udvide bna stoætinos dovR OF BETSTs starɖgs

YTOV # #872oo to el matt.2lasmid vigasso wrom bra vixstup na

Istiquo edi bua,Iennut Að to naão edit ni moltaeup inatroget

-moɔ mi tl Ikšnu Jeeretni és tuo meil sal£ #Lariw acid to deco

.b$$*£q-

erð tærið stuntm a ni tuo betaloq bad I **dioqet 88stgolf

bne zatbaed mottod art Kii. vino almob troge" naargorg taonorg

and to ass-gong edt to noltsoibai Iset on berig stofstadt

edt ni amergang add to moldaoibni na not bexas I bas (Lenau?

betaloq resnigat Jusblawi teidɔ ent „galost bna gużbaad get

viitsuseoen galɔst adt, Lasiżnebi erew redtak ond edit tacit tuo

«bevom% *aw galtoda sát za noon sa gatbaed qo? ed? yatwoLLO%

(Vojner nådd må mustyong gatweds at y‡luot2tib smoa waz si

ed dolde de beviria sav sebɗon a nolaeusalb troría a rajta

toldw yď,#idword on gnivlovat bas siɗinant stimp berebiaNOS

gatati to mitgnol sáð ai anorgorq tifoew odd drogor bluow nai

Jud

to build, and alternatively if #overnment intended to utilise

the Star Ferry Company they ought to give them notice at once

in order that they might build the additional steamers required.

The Chief Resident Engineer was strongly in favour of working

the Ferry in conjunction with the Railway so that passengers

could book direct from Hongkong their luggage kc. being all

dealt with by the Railway from Hongkong to destination. The

question was discussed whether the Railway Ferry boats could carry passengers other than those booked by Rail. If they did so the Hon. Colonial Secretary expressed the opinion that there would be a strong protest against infringement of private rights

and encroachment by Government on private commercial enterprise.

In my view the period assigned for building ferry boats by the Chief Resident Engineer is much too great. They can be easily

built in 18 months and the question is therefore not of pressing

'urgency except as regards his Estimates. For these he should

́include the construction of a wharf as part of the sea-wall frontage and reclamation work but he should not include the cost of steamers, or any accessories for a Ferry which is a supple-

-mental and separate scheme.

12th. September, 1907.

(sd.) F. D. Lugard.

•Vixeï noo[woX-gno2gnol eris to noljasup erit bentar novi „**

eotsattuk Istnesiqque add antrageng won aaw od žadið blau d

BISMERJE 101 tradw a sbufont od đon no rostade wond drum bas

anboy & zo S exet bluow re‡‡al sdt tædt „etamsojë to twoo brus

ot

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