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will be entrusted with the inspection of all materials

ordered in England, and will receive remuneration on

the usual terms therefor. The chief reason given by the

Chinese Government for refusing the precedent of the

Shanghai-Nanking railway was that they were greatly

dissatisfied with the advice given by

Mr. Clarke in

connection with that railway, the estimates for which

were revised at least three times and had always proved

insufficient.

I have arranged verbally with the Board of Communications that Mr. Bell-Irving shall, as desired by you, act

as their delegate for the negotiation of a working

agreement, and that he shall be available for this

purpose at any time after his return from Tonquin. The

Viceroy will take the decision on the territorial point

of junction of the two sections, but that done,

Mr. Bell-Irving will discuss at Canton, with Your Excellency's

delegate and His Majesty's Consul General, all questions

relating to the joint working agreement.

I have no reason to believe that the Board of

Communications are raising obstructions or creating

artificial

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77 will be entrusted with the inspection of all materials ordered in England, and will receive remuneration on the usual terms therefor. The chief reason given by the Chinese Government for refusing the precedent of the Shanghai-Nanking railway was that they were greatly dissatisfied with the advice given by Mr. Clarke in connection with that railway, the estimates for which were revised at least three times and had always proved insufficient. I have arranged verbally with the Board of Communications that Mr. Bell-Irving shall, as desired by you, act as their delegate for the negotiation of a working agreement, and that he shall be available for this purpose at any time after his return from Tonquin. The Viceroy will take the decision on the territorial point of junction of the two sections, but that done, Mr. Bell-Irving will discuss at Canton, with Your Excellency's delegate and His Majesty's Consul General, all questions relating to the joint working agreement. I have no reason to believe that the Board of Communications are raising obstructions or creating artificial
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77 will be entrusted with the inspection of all materiale ord red in England, and will receive remunera ion on the usual terms therefor. The chief reason riven by the Chinese Coverment for refusing the precedent of the Shanghai-Yanking railway was that they were gren ly dissatisfied with the advice given b Vessre. Fry in connection with that railway, the estimates for which wore revised at least three times and had always proved insufficient. I have arranged verbally with the Board of fo- uni- cations that fr.Bel-llan shall, ao desired by you, act az their delerate for the negotiation of a working agreement, and that he shall be available for ris puzpore at any time after his return from Tonquin. The Viceroy will take the decision on the territorial soint of junction of the two sections, but that done, Y-.Voi-lan will discuss at Canton, with Your Excellency's delegate and Mis Majesty's Conrul Coneral, 11 questions relating to the joint working agreement. I have no reason to believe that the "oard of Communications are raising o`structions or creating artificial
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will be entrusted with the inspection of all materiale

ord red in England, and will receive remunera ion on

the usual terms therefor. The chief reason riven by the

Chinese Coverment for refusing the precedent of the

Shanghai-Yanking railway was that they were gren ly

dissatisfied with the advice given b

Vessre. Fry in

connection with that railway, the estimates for which

wore revised at least three times and had always proved

insufficient.

I have arranged verbally with the Board of fo- uni-

cations that fr.Bel-llan shall, ao desired by you, act

az their delerate for the negotiation of a working

agreement, and that he shall be available for ris

puzpore at any time after his return from Tonquin. The

Viceroy will take the decision on the territorial soint

of junction of the two sections, but that done,

Y-.Voi-lan will discuss at Canton, with Your Excellency's

delegate and Mis Majesty's Conrul Coneral, 11 questions

relating to the joint working agreement.

I have no reason to believe that the "oard of

Communications are raising o`structions or creating

artificial

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