CO129-391 - Acting Governor Claud Severn Governor Sir May - 1912 [7-8] — Page 217

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Wai Chiao Pu to H. M. Minister.

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June 26, 1912.

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On receipt of the Memorandum of June 10th., 1912, from H. M. Minister on the subject of compensation for losses owing to sus-

-pension of traffic on the Canton-Kowloon Railway, the Wai Chiao Pu addressed the Ministry of Communications, from whom the following re-

-ply has now been received:-

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ont bevisoS I

$7,482.50.

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WB 94

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8616.90.

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8511.

6,971.50.

SAL CRO

"The original sun claimed by the Governor of Hongkong in this matter was Seven thousand, four hundred and eighty-two dollars and fifty cents.

"According to the computation arrived at by the Canton-

-Kowloon Railway Office after investigation of the circus-

-tances and embodied in their reply to the Ministry of Com-

-uunications, compensation to the amount of Eight hundred and

fifteen dollars and ninety cents only can be paid for losses owing to the suspension of traffic.

"The matter was still under consideration when we

received your further communication reporting the receipt of a Memorandum fron Sir John Jordan stating that a despatch had reached him correcting the Hongkong Government's claim

for compensation, by a reduction of Five hundred and eleven

dollars, to the total of Six thousand, nine hundred and

seventy-one dollars and fifty cents. You added a request for

prompt consideration and reply.

"In spite of this reduction of the amount claimed by

the Governor of Hongkong, there is still a large discrepancy

between that amount end the calculations forwarded in the

reply from the Canton-Kowloon Railway Office. In response

to your request to examine the claim, we have draw up a

separate Statement of Calculation which we request you to

forward in reply to the British Minister at Feking",

The Wai Chiao Pu have the honour to enclose a copy of the

Statement of Calculation as received for the information of His