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Engineer. Thay however ao long na the present contract
ha peintained had the Government at thair marey since tha
penalties were too low, and thay could on the one hand
declined to let us was tho Overland route and on the other
hand could prevent our arcasa to parts of the Bael amation
which were necessary for stacking material, and for the
Manosime Road Ariiço constrætion &c. He would make the
present offer - sonawhat stiffened
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our very last word,
and 12 refusad would resortzend that the contract be taken
over and the work done departmentally.
Working Agreement.
Mr. Barry thought we ought to
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begin preliminary negotiations as soon as possible. Berend
doubt 15 was mort Angleable for the sly ceas of the line
that the two sections should he worked as one line under
& Joint Board of Management, and we should "strain ovary
nerve to secure thts". The rates charged over each section
wera & subordinate matter, our rates must in fect depend
"pon the boat competition. If no Jolut Board of Management
were appointed, endless minor agrementa on such separate
point must be negotiated. With any other nation then the
Chinese devarmeant---- no doubt a nati factory working
agrement would thua gradually evolve itself, but with the
Chirace he foered ardless friction in every detail. He
thought they would agree to equal reprenentation if they
agreed to Joint Menagement at all. If we agrand that they
should appoint the chairman they might contant to our
having a majority. Thus it we appointed 2 Yambers, and
the Chinese appointed two one of whor: (b, the Loan Agregmat -re) must be the thief Engineer British, we should
have three Europeans, and could afford to allow them to
nominate the first Chairman who might be a Chinose. If the
Peard did not agree ruference to be made to the Government
of Tongkong and to the Viceroy. I remarked that if the Chief Engineer though British oxymanned-the espoused the Chinese point of view and became very pro-Chinese the
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