CO129-378 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [6-7] — Page 380

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(x) batzeen Cowloon and Cauton the British Section should take

vizion in t-o-fifths, The Chinese Seation taking thr -fifths, 1.8. * . thefrutio 40% British to 60% Chinese; tile being the age off r as 374 before in a less complicated fera; and that

(b) batween kowloon swi weklung, the british fection should take one half, the Chinese Section Lakin, the olaer helf, 1.*. * division in the ratio of 50% Brizish to 09 Chinese, az kybingt the

revious offer of ub.ba Britieù to 44.45 Chinsa0.

r. Cheo replied to the second offer la e latter fisted be

divide bbw receipta of the loth. Januery leat:- "The proposel & *lins between the two Sections in the proportion of 4 to 6 is diaappro -red*: bus he ande no covaber offer.

r. Chao in sy

111. The third British offer was omoyed to labber of the 10th. February last and was sli holy more couplax in form tiam the secund; but in principle ms rendly identical, as it proposed division in a ratio of 605 British to C0% Chinose between Hongkong ană Canton, arg in ratio of 20% british to 50% Chinese Letwoon lion xong and Dheklung. 7. Caso in a leb.or dited to 30ba. was first offer of my kimi onde rh last, made a counter offer by the Chinese negotiators on this subject. Je proposes that between \owloon nol Canton the Chiness Section should charge 90 conte aud the British Section 20.5 cents, or preferably 200 cents only. Thár ment a division in the forver ocge of 28.3% British to 74.7) Chinese and in a latter case of 21.7% British to 70.3% Chinese. The labor offer differs but little from division by sosul milangs shion would

Br. Chao's offer cive a ratiof of 19.15 British to 80.9). Chinese. ver declined in my letter of 20th. April last, ami xx ne adhered to our original proposal. its rejoined in a lector d tot tan sad. way tiat, as the British Section was willing t. reduce its rates, 10 proposed to ocargo li cents per mile over the Chinese ection, i.a. the same rate as that cuarged for local traffic, this would hav: semat a charge of 21.33 on the Chinese Section which added to the chur, a of 40 cents on the British Seccion (at siat time offered by us) would rasult in a ratio of 28.2% uricish to 74.6). Chinese Thm offer ese - declined