CO129-356 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [4-6] — Page 162

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156 instigation of that Power.

3. In the circumstances described it seems to me clear that alike for reasons of policy and of profit the Government of Hongkong should maintain entire control over the telegraph line from Canton from the point at which it crosses the frontier of the Colony just as the Chinese Government proposes to do from that point to Canton and beyond. The old line is a very circuitous one traversing the western part of the New Territories via Laichikok, and it will from every point of view be more advantageous that the telegraph line of the future shall follow the course of the Railway from which it will diverge but little in order to cross the harbour by the cable from Hunghom to North Point. Since, however, it is improbable that the Chief Resident Engineer will be in a position to erect the Railway Telegraph Poles (which will pass through the Tunnel) for another year or so, I do not propose to take any steps at present in regard to the existing telegraph line, and I am prepared to allow the matter to lie dormant until I am in a position to discuss the question of substituting the Railway Telegraph for it. I am the more ready to adopt this course in view of the fact that it would seem to me hardly fair to prompt the Eastern

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A 2 : 1 156 instigation of that Power. 3. In the circumstances described it seems to me clear that alike for reasons of policy and of profit the Government of Hongkong should maintain entire control over the telegraph line from Canton from the point at which it crosses the frontier of the Colony just as the Chinese Government proposes to do from that point to Canton and beyond. The old line is a very circuitous one traversing the western part of the New Territories via Laichikok, and it will from every point of view be more advantageous that the telegraph line of the future shall follow the course of the Railway from which it will diverge but little in order to cross the harbour by the cable from Hunghom to North Point. Since, however, it is improbable that the Chief Resident Engineer will be in a position to erect the Railway Telegraph Poles (which will pass through the Tunnel) for another year or so, I do not propose to take any steps at present in regard to the existing telegraph line, and I am prepared to allow the matter to lie dormant until I am in a position to discuss the question of substituting the Railway Telegraph for it. I am the more ready to adopt this course in view of the fact that it would seem to me hardly fair to prompt the Eastern
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A 2 : 1 156 instigation of that Power. 3. In the circumstances described it seems to me clear that alike for reasons of policy and of profit the Government of Hongkong should maintain entire control over the telegraph line from Canton from the point at which it crosses the frontier of the Colony just as the Chinese Government proposes to do from that point to Canton and beyond. The old line is a very circuitous one travers- -ing the western part of the New Territories via Laichi- -kok, and it will from every point of view be more advantageous that the telegraph line of the future shall follow the course of the Railway from which it will diverge but little in order to cross the harbour by the cable from Hunghon to North Point. Since, however, it is improbable that the Chief Resident Engineer will be in a position to erect the Railway Telegraph Poles (which will pass through the Tunnel) for another year or so, I do not propose to take any steps at present in regard to the existing telegraph line, and I am prepared to allow the matter to lie dormant until I am in a position to discuss the question of substituting the Railway Telegraph for it. I am the more ready to adopt this course in view of the fact that it would seem to me hardly fair to prompt the Eastern
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instigation of that Power.

3.

In the circumstances described it

seems to me clear that alike for reasons of policy and of

profit the Government of Hongkong should maintain entire

control over the telegraph line from Canton from the point

at which it crosses the frontier of the Colony just as the

Chinese Government proposes to do from that point to Canton

and beyond. The old line is a very circuitous one travers-

-ing the western part of the New Territories via Laichi-

-kok, and it will from every point of view be more

advantageous that the telegraph line of the future shall

follow the course of the Railway from which it will diverge

but little in order to cross the harbour by the cable from

Hunghon to North Point. Since, however, it is improbable

that the Chief Resident Engineer will be in a position to

erect the Railway Telegraph Poles (which will pass through

the Tunnel) for another year or so, I do not propose to

take any steps at present in regard to the existing

telegraph line, and I am prepared to allow the matter to

lie dormant until I am in a position to discuss the

question of substituting the Railway Telegraph for it. I

am the more ready to adopt this course in view of the fact

that it would seem to me hardly fair to prompt the

Eastern

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