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The Sovernor put forward t. ree ache os

for immediate consideration!

(1) The purchase of an ines for the kowloon

Canton Railway;

(2) The construction of a cross harbour water

pipe linni

(ú) The asvalopment of the Laradrove.

(1)

The purchase of an ines for the

The Kowloon Canton Hailway

Kowloon-Canton jaj Iway.

is, in effect, a joint undertaking of the long long

Govarmeant and the Chinese Authorities at Cunten.

it is divided into a British and Chinose Section,

but there is through runnin over the whole line.

The new an ines are required for hauling express

trains. As they are not required by the British

pection for its om purposes they argultim toly to

belon, to the Chinese Section. The latter, however,

is unaule to pay for they inreiately, and the

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Hong Kong Govement, has spread to order and pay for

them on behalf of the Chinese section ww will retain

possessionand operate them as locomotives of the british Section until they are paid for by the Chinese, in the meanwhile receiving from the Canton

Government interest at 6 on the purchase price.

In view of these terms it is felt that it would be

improper for « loan without interest to be made to the long hong -overnment, which would than be making