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HIS EXCELLENCY says that he will send a despatch to the
Canton Government setting forth the arrangements
proposed, and the Canton Government can then confirm
such arrangements in writing. As Marshal Li has
mentioned, the labour problem is important in
connection with the Railway, and he considers the wages paid in Canton too high: they are higher than
those paid by the British Section. If such high
rates continue to be paid, the line will never yield
a profit. Anot er problem is maintenance. The manager of the British Section has reported that
the engines and rolling-stock sent by the Chinese
Section to Hong Kong for repair, are generally not properly looked after, after they have been repaired..
As all good lines have a locomotive superintendent,
he suggests that one should be appointed for the
Chinese Section. By this appointment the repair
bill would be considerably reduced. The manager of
the British Section considers that there are Chinese
employed on the Chinese railways who would be quite
suitable for this post.
SIR SHOUSON CHOW says that, as far as he knows, there is
a locomotive superintendent on every other railway in
China.
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