CO129-369 - Acting Governor May Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [10-11] — Page 58

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upper parts is inadequate and this can only be remedied by

providing a service reservoir at West Point. Such provision

is also desirable to obviate the risk of a water famine

in the event of any of the conduits being injured by a

landslip or other accident which would cause an interrupt-

-ion of the supply. Plans and estimate will be forwarded

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when ready.

12.

The British Section of the

Kowloon-Canton Railway was opened for public traffic on

the 1st. of October this year, and it is estimated that

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the traffic receipts from next year's working will amount

to $107,000. This is, of course, a guess estimate. The

amount chargeable to the revenue of the Colony on account

of the Railway for the same period is estimated to be

$511,276. It cannot be hoped that this work will be

remunerative for many years to come.

13.

I take this opportunity of

acknowledging the receipt of Your Lordship's Confidential

Despatch of the 5th. August and of confirming my telegrams

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of the 6th. and 10th. September which were as follows:-

6th. September, 1910:-

With reference to my Despatch No. 249 of the 30th. July what amount could be inserted in Estimates for next year. Information

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