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In any further communica tion on this subjeez, please quote 13746. No. and address The Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, London. Sir: C.0. 14584 Rece Pe 27 APR 081
FOREIGN OFFICE April 25. 1908. 344
With reference to your letter of the 8th. instant respecting the appointment of a Chinese consulting engineer for the Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway, I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to state for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies that in reply to instructions sent to him to telegraph the views of the engineer-in-chief of the railway as soon as possible, His Majesty's Minister at Peking has reported that he discussed the question with that officer during his recent stay at Canton.
The engineer-in-chief seemed to consider the services of a consulting engineer very desirable but not absolutely indispensable. Sir J. Jordan understands that the Chinese authorities are prepared to submit plans for a bridge over the East River to a consulting engineer but decline
Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.
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In any further communica
tion on this subjeez, please quote
13746. No.
and address
The Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign Office,
London.
Sir:
C.0.
14584
Rece
Pe 27 APR 081
FOREIGN OFFICE
April 25. 1908.
344
With reference to your letter of the 8th. instant
respecting the appointment of a Chinese consulting en-
gineer for the Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon
Railway, I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to
state for the information of the Secretary of State for
the Colonies that in reply to instructions sent to him
to telegraph the views of the engineer-in-chief of the
railway as soon as possible, His Majesty's Minister at
Peking has reported that he discussed the question with
that officer during his recent stay at Canton.
engineer-in-chief seemed to consider the services of a
The
consulting engineer very desirable but not absolutely
indispensable.
Sir J. Jordan understands that the Chinese au-
thorities are prepared to submit plans for a bridgé
over the East River to a consulting engineer but de-
cline
Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
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