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best site for the temimis.

We fully appreciate, however, that there will be

an important saving in first sost in adopting the scheme

proposed by the Chief Resident Engineer especially as there

is reason to suppose that the land already remmed may

be a remunerative imestmont for the Colony.

There is also an undoubted advantage in being

able to get the ferry boats alongside the train, but it

is not clear from the correspondence how it is proposed

to work the ferry service.

Unless special boats are run

to serve the railway, it will be necessary for them to

sall and land passengers (not intending to continue their

Journey by railway) at the miinary ferry berth at the Star

Ferry Pier before proceeding to the railway jetty and this

will occasion delays.

Otherwise Independent means of

acess between DesVoeux (Chatham) Road and the railway

ferry berth would have to be provided from the railway

Jetty for passengers for the town of Kowloon and they would

Further, the

have to cross minerais railway lines.

Chief Resident Engimer's objection to running a special

ferry service with regard to dislocation of traffic appears

to us to apply with equal force to the berth alongside the

reclamation as to any other situation, unless the