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Under Article IV provision was made for a survey of
the route, upon signature of the preliminary agreement, by
engineers engaged by Mesers. Jardine, Matheson & Co., and
under arrangements to be made by the Director meneral of
Rail ways,
who would notify the local authorities in order
that the engineers should be duly protected.
Article V reads as follows: "This Preliminary
Agreement is signed by the Director general of the Imperial
Chinese Railway Administration who will in case there should
arise local difficulties, consult with the Viceroy of "anton
to make the necessary arrangements the said Viceroy will
in conjunction with the Director General memorialize the Throne
before the Final Agreement is signed".
The
In the course of last year (1905) the British Minister
adverted to this Preliminary Agreement, and asked that nego- tiations should be taken up for the Final Agreement.
Corporation also presented a draft proposed draft of a Final
Agreement.
The Viceroy Ts'Ên held, however, that local condi-
tions had changed, and desired to change the modus operandi
to that adopted in the case of the Northern Railway Loan.
The Corporation argued that the existing understanding
must be adhered to, and, as neither side would give way, it
was not until half a year had elapsed in fruitless discussions
that an Edict was issued in the 6th month of this year (June-
July, 1906) commanding that negotiations with the Corporation
should be taken up by the Wai-wu Pu.
When these negotiations began, the Corporation's
representative, Mr. Bland, maintained that the Preliminary
Agreement having been approved by the Government, the present
negotiations
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