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Sir,

Enclosure 1.

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10 JUN 08

Whitehall Gardens,

London, 3rd. January, 1908.

With reference to the letter of the 19th.

October General Letter No. 43, from the Chief Resident Engineer, Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) to Sir J. Wolfe Barry

and Partners, I have the honour to state that we observe that

in paragraph 7 it is stated that Blasting Gelatine is being

bought at the tunnel at 70 cents - 1/7 d. per pound. We find

that, if this explosive were ordered from us in sufficient

quantities, we could supply it, delivered c.i.f. Hongkong, at about 1/3 d. per pound; and it might therefore be worth while

for the Colonial Government to consider the question of order-

-ing supplies through us if the quantities required are large.

I have etc., H. Martai

(Sd.)

for Crown Agents.

Honourable

The Colonial Secretary,

Hongkong.