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maintained by the Company, and other minor benefits accrue to
the Government.
12.
The amounts paid to the Government as Royalty by this
Company are as follows:-
1914 (part of year only)
1915
1916
1917
1918
2237.18. 4 £1,026.17. 1 £2, 371.13.10 £2,686, 3.11 £2,910.16. 6
13.
The relations between this Company and the Government
have always been most amicable, and it can be said that we have
endeavoured on all occasions to meet their wishes.
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14.
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As an instance of the public spirit shown by the Com-
pany, I would mention that immediately on the outbreak of War all
Soldiers, Volunteers and Boy Scouts were allowed to travel on the
cars without payment, and the services of the Company were placed
at the disposal of the Military Authorities, special cars for
transportation of soldiers being supplied at any time on receipt
of telephone message, free of charge. The arrangement as to
travelling on ordinary service cars was in October 1914 altered
so that only men travelling on duty were allowed the privilege,
and this was again altered in September 1917 by allowing all
European members of the Naval and Military Forces to travel for
half fare whether on duty or not. There are no figures available
for the first two months of the War, but between October 1914 and
September 1917 the number of military passengers carried free
amounted to 222,696, and the number of special care provided with-
out charge totalled 598. Since September 1917 251,193 members of
the Military and Naval Forces have been carried for half fare.
15.
The Company further submit that it would be inequitable
to single out the Tramway Company amongst the Companies and con-
cerns carrying on services of public utility in the Colony and
deprive it of the natural opportunities of extending its services
by carrying out the extension to Kowloon under Government owner-
ship where a similar policy is not put in force in respect of
other public services operating in the Colony.
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