CO129-349 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [10-12] — Page 147

Enclosure in Sir John Jordan's No. 380 of the 25th.

August, 1908.

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J. 0. P. Bland, Esq.,

Peking.

Dear Sir,

Hongkong, 30th. April,1908.

Canton-Kowloon Railway. Mr. Grove, the

Engineer-in-Chief of the above railway, has had considerable

discussion and correspondence with the Chinese authorities

regarding the proper and just price to be paid for a piece of

reclaimed and bunded land at Canton, which has been selected by

him and approved by the Viceroy, as the site for the terminum

of this line.

the actual cost to

According to Mr. Grove,

the Chinese of reclaiming this land (which we understand is

Government property) could not have exceeded $111,078 - whereas

the price first demanded was Tls. 400,000 i a figure, which,

owing to Mr. Grove's representations has since been reduced to

$280,000. According to Article 7 paragraph 2 of the loan agree-

-ment the Viceroy is supposed to acquire land for this railway

at actual cost price, and though this is perhaps not possible

under conditions prevailing, we think Mr. Grove quite rightly

maintains that a profit to the officials concerned of about

$169,000 on 51 mow of land is altogether contrary to the letter

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