CO129-540-5 Water supply- Shing Mun Valley Waterworks scheme 11-5-1932 - 7-12-1932 — Page 89

My dear Peel,

21 96

Downing Street,

October, 1932.

I enclose for your information a copy

of correspondence with the Cement Marketing

Company Limited. Nr. Chapman, the Managing

Director of the Company, called here the other day.

He is very anxious to have an interview with you

before you return in which he can point out the

claims of British cement. He has already arranged

to see Messrs. Binny Son and Deacon.

I note that in reply to a question in the

Legislative Council asking whether preferential

consideration would be given to British materials

in the Sting Fun contracts, the following answer

wes given: "Subject to the concurrence of the Con-

sulting Engineers, other factors being approximately

equal, preference will be given to British materials,

but in the interests of the taxpayer no more far-

reaching assurance can be given." I think it

would be useful if you could find time to give

SIR WILLIAM PEEL, K.C.L.G., K.E.E.

Kr.