CO129-384 - Public Offices - 1911 — Page 16

Points to be settled;-

1. In the attached tables two sets of rates are pro-

posed by the British section. Tables 3 and 4 show the osure 1 rates which we put forward as being capable of competing

with the steamers, and tables 1 and 2 those we agree to accept as maxima when the line first opens to traffic.

gure 2.

The tables also show the division of rates between

the Chinese and British sections, and that this division

of rates is not inequitable when regard is had to the cost

per mile of the British and Chinese section can be shown

by the annexed example.

As at present the customs pier at Shanchun is nearer

to Shamchun Market-town than the Shamchun Railway Station,

merchants prefer to send their goods to the customs

pier and thence by junks to Hongkong in order to save

coolie hire to the station. To enable us to compete with

the junks we ask that a siding for loading goods be placed

at Sharichun Market-town itself. Waggons so loaded will

then be shunted to the Shanchun Railway Station where the

goods will be examined by the Customs and sealed before

they start for Hongkong.

As it will not pay to tranship goods from Chinese waggons to British at Shamchun Railway Station it would be advisable for British Waggone to be shunted to the siding at Shanchun Market-town by the Chinese Section and rates shared in proportion to mileage from the siding to Hong-

kong.

3.

Passengers in all local trains to change at Shamchun the timing of these trains to be arranged to suit the traffic exigencies of both sections.

Facilities in the way of sidings and platforms seen

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accommodation

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