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it as their opinion on the grounds stated in their report that the Railway promised to be a profitable undertaking.
This Report was of material interest to Investors and Sir John Wolfe Barry and Mr. A. J. Barry naturally believed, as did the Corporation, that the Chinese Government would permit the works to be organised and to be proceeded with expeditiously and on a business-like footing.
The Corporation was allowed to engage for the Railway a Chief Engineer and Staff to proceed in the first instance with the final survey. The staff was selected by Sir John Wolfe Barry and Mr. A. J. Barry acting as Consulting Engineers and despatched to China, and it being understood that the Viceroy of Canton and the Managing Director with whom our Agents had been communicating were agreeable, we anticipated that the necessary appointment of Sir John Wolfe Barry and Mr. A. J. Barry as Consulting Engineers to the Railway would follow immediately and that they would be kept fully informed of the progress of the survey so as to be able to assist with their advice and also proceed with designs for the Bridges and such other work as could be put in hand to facilitate the work of construction and ensure as far as possible the completion of the Railway within the estimated period and cost.
The appointment of the Consulting Engineers has however been made the subject of delay and the Corporation is now informed that a Chinese Engineer in the North of China is to be appointed Consulting Engineer. This gentleman without doubt possesses much ability but he cannot have the experience of Sir John Wolfe Barry and Mr. A. J. Barry, nor can he perform the services which are required to be rendered in Europe; and we may point out that the Northern Railway which is fully organised finds it necessary to get its Bridge-work designed in England and the material it purchases here inspected and that in the case of the Canton Kowloon Railway the Bridge-work calls for the best assistance obtainable.
The Corporation's great concern is that the Railway proceed
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it as their opinion on the grounds stated in their
report that the Railway promised to be a profitable
undertaking.
This Report was of material interest to Invest-
ors and Sir John Wolfe Barry and Mr. A. J. Barry
naturally believed, as did the Corporation, that the
Chinese Government would permit the works to be or-
ganised and to be proceeded with expeditiously and
on a business-like footing.
The Corporation was allowed to engage for the
Railway a Chief Engineer and Staff to proceed in the
first instance with the final survey. The staff was
selected by Sir John Wolfe Berry and Mr. A.d.Barry
acting as Consulting Engineers and despatched to
China, and 1 being understood that the Viceroy of
Canton and the Managing Director with whom our Agents
had been communicating were agreeable, we anticipated
that the necessary appointment of Sir John Wolfe Barry
and Mr. A. J. Barry as Consulting Engineers to the
Railway would follow immediately and that they would
be kept fully informed of the progress of the survey
so as to be able to assist with their advice and also
proceed with designs for the Bridges and such other
work as could be put in hand to facilitate the work
of construction and ensure as far as possible the
completion of the Railway within the estimated per-
tod and cost.
The appointment of the Consulting Engineers has
however been made the subject of delay and the Cor-
poration is now informed that a Chinese Engineer in
Engineer.
the North of China is to be appointed Consulting
This gentleman without doubt possesses
much ability but he cannot have the experience of
Sir John Wolfe Berry and Mr. A. J. Barry, nor can he
perform the services which are required to be ren-
dered in Furope; and we may point out that the
Northern Railway which is fully organised finds it
necessary to get it's Bridge-work designed In Eng-
land and the material it purchases here inspected
and that in the case of the Canton Kowloon Railway
the Bridge-work calls for the best assistance obtain-
able.
The Corporation's great concern is that the
proceed
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