CO129-520-6 Railway development- Canton-Kowloon Railway 5-11-1929 - 5-11-1930 — Page 57

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I may add that writing off the existing claim

for suspension would be very likely to have a similar

result, as the fact would have to appear in the next

Annual Report of the British Section copies of which are

furnished to all the principal Chinese railway officials.

Details of the claims in respect of demurrage

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are now enclosed. As stated in the third paragraph of

Sir C. Clementi's despatch No.253 of 17th May, 1929, all

2 claims for demurrage since the close of 1925 have been

regularly met by the Chinese Section and the total

outstanding therefore remains at the figure there given

$56,388.00.

viz

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient, humble servant,

Here

Governor. &c.