CO129-526-11 Water supply- Shing Mun Valley Scheme with plans of the dam and reservoir sites 14-11-1930 - 21-1-1931 — Page 12

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My Lord,

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

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I have the honour to acknowledge the

receipt of Your Lordship's confidential despatch dated

3rd October, 1930, on the subject of the Shing Mun

Valley Waterworks Scheme.

2.

I concur in the opinion expressed in the

5th paragraph of the Crown Agents' letter of 18th

September, that any decision as to the measure of

responsibility which the Consulting Engineers should accept may well be left until after Mr. Gourley's visit

to the Colony.

3.

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I would add that I am anxious that the

acceptance of the suggestion that the Consulting Engineers should report and advise on the general scheme should not be interpreted as expressing the concurrence of this

Government with either of the two suggestions in the

correspondence, which accompanied Your Lordship's despatch under acknowledgment, dealing with the ultimate arrange-

ments to be made for carrying out the work.

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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LORD PASSFIELD,

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble servant,

&c.,

&C.,

&C.

Governor, &c.