CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12] — Page 541

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ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDREBRED TO THE

CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,

THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

TELEGRAMS."CROWN, LONDON." TELEPHONE 7750 VICTORIA (6 LINES)

کنه

29740 REC

(REG || AUG 14)

WHITEHALL CARDENS,

LONDON, S. W.

10th August, 1914.

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sir,

31.7.14.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receint of your letter offects of the 27th of July covering

a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong 1 th

enclosuree relative to the provision of signalling

installation at the Kowloon Railway Station Yare.

2. We communicated copies of these mppers to the

Consulting Engineers and I now enclose for the considera-

tion of the Secretary of State a copy of letter from

them in which they explain that in the circumstances it

would be difficult to ask for competitive tenders for

the materials on fair basis and recommend that a cefinite quotation sho :ld be obtained from the Railway

Signal Co.

3. We concur in this recomendation and request the authority of the Secretary of State to act upon it.

4. The desratch from the Governor which accompanied your letter coes not make it quite clear whether we are authorised to place an order for the ing tall-tion and we shall therefore be gl for the Secretary of State's instructions on this point.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

The Under secretary of state,

&c., Colonial orrice.

&c.

Your obedient servert,

precher

for Crown .enta.

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