CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2] — Page 114

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG. 16th January, 1915.

sir,

I have the honour to transmit a statement of the

Estimate on Capital Account during the year 1914 on account of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) and a statement showing

particulars of expenditure sanctioned since the submission of the

statement on April 10th, 1913, which was leid before the Legislot- ive Council on the 24th December, and was approved by resolution on

the 31st December.

2.

I enclose copies of the proceedings in the Legislat¶

ive Council on the 24th and 31st December. You will observe that

regret was expressed for submitting the statement so late in the

year.

3.

The only important item in the particulars of

expenditure, which has not already been sanctioned by you is the

sum of $12,000 for a Lotor Coach. The question of providing a

motor coach in order to save the expense of running heavy trains

has been under consideration for some time. It was found that

certain trains in the morning and evening made their return journey

practically empty. The train in particular which was run at a loss was that which leaves Kowloon at 8 p. but the Manager pointed

out that some such train must be continued for the railway was

under an unwritten obligation to its regular clients and the

general public to run a later train than the 5.15 pm. The

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, -P..

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