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Board of Communications are endeavouring to recover the administration of those lines which have been entrusted to the provinces and to withdraw all provincial concessions upon which work has not yet been commenced. While I am ready to agree that central control may mean some delay in the construction of the Canton-Kowloon railway, I do not think that in present circumstances the Chinese Government could be easily induced to transfer the control from the Board of Communications to the Viceroy, and from my experience of the Board so far, I should be disposed to consider that a central administration of railways may in the long run prove more acceptable and satisfactory to us. As matters stand, I should in any case be averse from exercising pressure on the Central Government to reverse their policy and transfer the control of the Canton-Kowloon railway to the Viceroy.

The question of the consulting engineer for the Chinese section has been under discussion with the Board of Communications, and it has been arranged that the practice of the Northern railway should be followed. In accordance with that practice, Messrs. Carrow, Parr ... will

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76 Board of Communications are endeavouring to recover the administration of those lines which have been entrusted to the provinces and to withdraw all provincial concessions upon which work has not yet been commenced. While I am ready to agree that central control may mean some delay in the construction of the Canton-Kowloon railway, I do not think that in present circumstances the Chinese Government could be easily induced to transfer the control from the Board of Communications to the Viceroy, and from my experience of the Board so far, I should be disposed to consider that a central administration of railways may in the long run prove more acceptable and satisfactory to us. As matters stand, I should in any case be averse from exercising pressure on the Central Government to reverse their policy and transfer the control of the Canton-Kowloon railway to the Viceroy. The question of the consulting engineer for the Chinese section has been under discussion with the Board of Communications, and it has been arranged that the practice of the Northern railway should be followed. In accordance with that practice, Messrs. Carrow, Parr ... will

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76 Board of Co taunications are endeavouring to recover the administration of those lines which have been entrusted to the provinces and to withdraw all provincial concessions upon which work has not yet been commenced, While I am ready to agree that central control may mean sorte delay in the construction of the Canson-"owloon railway, I do not think that in present circumstances the Chinese Government could be easily induced to transfer the control from the Board of Communications to the Viceroy, and from my experience of the oard so far, I should be disposed to consider that a central adminis- tration of railwaye may in the long run prove more acceptable and satisfactory to us. As mattere eland, I ehould in any case be averse from exercising pressŮTO on the Central Covernment to reverse their policy and transfer the control of the Canton-Kowloon railway to the Viceroy. The question of the consulting engineer for the Chinese section has been under discussion with th Toard of Communicatione, and it has been arranged that the practice of the Northern railw ga o`ould be followed. In accordance with tha practice, ecurs.Parr will

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Board of Co taunications are endeavouring to recover the

administration of those lines which have been entrusted

to the provinces and to withdraw all provincial

concessions upon which work has not yet been commenced,

While I am ready to agree that central control may

mean sorte delay in the construction of the Canson-"owloon

railway, I do not think that in present circumstances

the Chinese Government could be easily induced to transfer

the control from the Board of Communications to the

Viceroy, and from my experience of the

oard so far,

I should be disposed to consider that a central adminis-

tration of railwaye may in the long run prove more

acceptable and satisfactory to us. As mattere eland,

I ehould in any case be averse from exercising pressŮTO

on the Central Covernment to reverse their policy and

transfer the control of the Canton-Kowloon railway to

the Viceroy.

The question of the consulting engineer for the

Chinese section has been under discussion with th

Toard of Communicatione, and it has been arranged that

the practice of the Northern railw ga o`ould be

followed. In accordance with tha practice,

ecurs.Parr

will

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