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On the 29th ultimo I received a telegram from the Governor-in-Chief's agents at Hong Kong, asking that I should request Your Excellency to authorize the appointment of Consulting Engineers for the Canton Kowloon Railway, the request being supported by the Managing Director of that Railway.
At our subsequent interview (on the 31st ultimo), I informed Your Excellency of the facts which make this request a matter of urgency, namely, that the bridge designs are practically completed and that, following universal practice in Railway construction, it is essential that these be submitted for the approval of eminent Consulting Engineers, whose duty it would also be to inspect the materials for the same; and I pointed out that, unless this were done at once, construction work would inevitably be delayed.
Your Excellency was of opinion that, as regards the technical inspection of materials in such cases, it was advisable to adhere to the system in force on the Railways of North China, without definite appointment of individual Consulting Engineers, but that, as regards general advice and assistance, it was unnecessary to engage the services of any foreign experts, preferring to appoint Mr. Jones, the Engineer-in-Chief of the Peking-Kaifong Railway.
Tien Yuen
I have earnestly requested Your Excellency's reconsideration of this matter, and now beg to recapitulate the grounds on which this request is based.
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in Sir 4.
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February 4th, 1908.
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On the 99th. ultimo I retired
telegram from the torpor-
Axion's agents at Hon kone, asking that I shoul re mest You? Exocle. y to authorize the appointment of Consulting Engineers fok the Canton Kowloon Artlway, the request being purported by the Managing Director of that Railway.
At our subsequent interview, (on the 31st, »ltimo). I in- formed Your Excellency of the Phata which make this request a matter of urveney, namely, that the bridge designs are practie- ally completed and that, following unive al pratim in Ralley construction, it is essential that these be submitted Por the approval oo cminent Consulting Engineers, whose duty it would also be to inspent the materials for the same; and I pointed out that, unless this mere one at once, construction work
would inevitably be delayed.
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it was advisable
Your Excellency men of opinion that se re
nil inspection of materials in auch eses, to adhere to the system in foce on the Livertel Railways of Notth Chinn, without definite appointment of eng individu 1
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the Port of Commun- eers for general advice and sselst me, 1estions considers it unnecessary to en age the services of any foreign experts, proferving to "point in this 2400 rity
Hr. Jones the Engineer-in-Chief of the Peking-kalgon Peilmay,
Tien Yor
I have erretly requested Your Wellency's regoustier tion
of this matter,
nd now beg to recapitul-te the grounds on
which this request is heard.
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