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Colonial Scorelary's Office,
Mongkong, 24th, ley,
1911.
His Honour
Br. Chao Ching-hua,
moging Director of the 1.porial Cuinsac Section of
the Kowloon-Canton Railway,
ear ar. Chao,
Centon.
2r. Lindsey and I have rosived your letter of the ad, instant with proat surprise. You will renouitur that it we your own proposal in your letter of the loth. of last January that the rate for 3rd. Clasa Yures unould on the Chinese Section bo one cont a mile and that (c) from Canton to Chanchun tud het. Class Pero should be 90 cents, and (b) from dheklung to Shascium 50 cents. Te have al-ays regarded these i rea as soutvust too high and likely to kill, rter tan develop, through traffic. Now, however, you inforu us that you wish to charge lè cents a mile, i.e. presumably 81.35 from Canton to tamchun end 20.75 from Sheklung to Shamchun. Tat is to say your charge from Owaton to Shu chun could be uvuctly emul to the sum proposed in my letter of the 10th, of leat Pooruary as tue mazilom 3rd. Class fare from Canton to lowloon. Te duarge for fares from Bhuchun to Kowloon (vin. 40 cents) would be additional to the charge made by the Chinese Section, and the total cont of à 3rd. Clas simple ticket from Canton to hongkong would t.erefore be #1.60, or pre duta doule the charge made by the river-stoanorn for a 3rd. uloss return ticket between Centon and Hon, kong. How can you hope to attract third class passengers to the nailway upon such terms an this ? it is difficult to believe that a suggestion so injurious to this interests, not only of the British, but also of the Chinese Section of the Railway, so economically unsound, and so hostile to the spirit of compromise demanded by what we believe to be the true interests of the line, can have bom seriously intended.
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