CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920 — Page 85

Tong Kong 2350

ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE OROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES, THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

TELEGRAMS, "CROWN, LONDON," TELEPHONE 7780 VICTORIA.

C.O

12771

RECE Red 9 MAR 20

4, MILLBANK,

WESTMINSTER,

82

LONDON, S.W.1.

8th March 1920.

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Purth to our letter of the 3er "aren on the question as to advisability of installingar Automatic Telephone Exchange System

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in the Central Exchange in the New Government Offices at Hong Kong,

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I now have the honour to enclose a copy of a report from the Consult- ing Engineers, "essrs. Preece Cardew & Rider on the subject, Irom which you will note that they are unable to recommend an Automic System owing to the initial outlay involved being too nign.

2.

Before taking further action in the matter we shall be glad to receive your instructions.

3. The Colonial estimate for the various items of the original Indent is considerably exceeded, and should you instruct us to proceed with this indent in its original form we shall require also authority for the additional expenditure.

I have the nonour to be, I

$15.

Your obedient Servant,

lor Crown Agents.