CO129-376 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [3-4] — Page 595

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that he must not mot the S. It.

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the time to change

or 4/1⁄2 with sinking fund.

Mr. Fiddes

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We have no permanent arrangement with C.E.

for the H.I. Railway, and it is certainly not

worth paying a spacial feo to get a report on the

materials before us. Nor can W9 form any useful

opinion. I think we must leave the responsibility

for this scheme to Sir F.Lugard and his advisers out)

there, and I should be inclined to say so, at the

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same time assing why he proposes to charge the barnen

line 7 per cent on the capital.

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Sir,

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Government House,

Hongkong, 28th. April, 1911.

I have had under consideration a

scheme for building a light Railway in the New Territories

from Fan-ling to Shat'aukok as a feeder to the main-line,

and I have the honour to submit it for your approval.

As you are aware for more than 2

years past an eight-foot road has been in process of con-

-struction from Shat'aukok via Fan-ling and San-tin to

Castle Peak Bay, and the portion of the road between Fan-

-ling and Shat'aukok (seven miles in length) is now approach-

-ing completion. The gradients, curves and bridges of the

road were from the outset so constructed as to be suitable

for a light Railway and the bridges, which are of ferro-

-concrete, have been made 14 feet wide. Therefore, in order

to adapt the road for railway purposes it is only necessary

to widen it throughout to the full width of 14 feet, lay

rails and build such stations as may prove to be necessary.

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

&c.,

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&c..

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