CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909 — Page 402

14th July

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tine emecially Her Seh in the Tung man Distriot and sherton and

The Ha in the Tang Thing District.

about by the reasons already stated.

to the following ren0r18 ? -

This crisis was brought

It was further que no doubt

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(1) the contimal pressure upon the natives by the land

department for the sale of land and the right of entry

of our sort: pcople.

(2) The honest endeavour of our keinoere to do wore and

carry on railway construction in accorvience with their

chuti os.

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for these reasons work was actually obstructed on many occasions

and our engineers and work people were abjected to inmult and

asssult, even the ris: df being murdered while carrying out their

chition and aeting in perfect agreement with the anaging Directan'

instructione and with the knowledge and support of our Feiyuens.

After many wethe during which it may be said that our Engineers,

Chinene and foreign, joined with the Weiyuena, each helping the other

to confrænt and overcome the difficulties and opposition, the form

by endeavouring to commence work and the latter by negotiations

and croiliation, a stago man roached when principally owing to the

fact that four murders occurred due the sporstitious i morango

of the natives and the lack of armport by local "agistratem show help was invariably sought by the "anaging Director and by the Engineer on the spot, a time arrive? when the engineers were forged to tender their resignations rather than rim their lives and reputations in endeavouring to work under such unfair conditics.

I do not wish Tour Exellency to think that I fail to apareciate the progress already made on many parts of our line. I can asmire Tour Fabelleney that mich: satisfactory progress is being made and I believe i. E. Toi Kam is fully satisfied with much progress both of land purchase and of works and that he in

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