CO129-391 - Acting Governor Claud Severn Governor Sir May - 1912 [7-8] — Page 195

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(To accompany No.

Claim on Account of suspension of Through Traffic.

The British and Chinese Sections of the Railway were

opened for Traffic on the 6th. October. Through Traffic was how-

-ever suspended on the morning of the 7th. November at the re-

-quest of the Viceroy of Canton. This was subsequently confirzed

by the Board of Posts and Communications through the British

Minister at Peking, compensation in terms of the Working Agreement

being offered. Clause 7 (f) of the Working Agreement reads as

follows:-

"When in circumstances of political emergency it is "necessary either for the Hongkong Government or for the Chinese

"Government to suspend the run ing of Through Trains, due notice

hot less than six hours clear) shall be given by the one Govern-

*-ment to the other and compensation shall be paid by the Govern-

"-ment requesting such suspension at a daily rate of half the "average gross receipts of the other Section on through traffic as

*ascertained from the accounts for the corresponding month of

*the previous year, or failing that for the last preceding month”.

The following is an actual statement of Inwards and

Outwards Gross Receipts on Through Traffic during the month:-

2007

Week Ending

30 ev 34

Inwards.

Cross

Outwards.

Proportions.

Chinese

Proportions Gross Earnings. British Chinese Earnings. British

759 23 1231|43 2863 [23 3077 005167 73 4143 39

7.10.11 14.10.11

21.10.11 28.10.11 4.11.11 Up to time of closing

553 07 1280 56 1699 44

193 57 359160 681 10 448 24 832 32 1961 99 650 86 104858 1837 (90

1990 66 8244 73

1505 72

1527418

623 52 882|20| 1391 85

5752 429521 17612879 46

28395 397 17 856|51| 1105) 48 79490 1043 00 1257271605 96 1946) 56 (2196 83

57137 820 148

571054 7168 92

seen that the British Earnings during this

thus It will be

time were 85,752.42 Inwards and 6,710.54 Outwards making a total

811,462.96