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as the old question of guarantees will have to be tackled
next. I may get the dexer assistance, but I must not mention
that at present. If I aid they might apply for it themselves
and try to do the work without me
information.
contract.
once they and got all the
Yesterday our confident in the matter had a long talk
with the Eayor who seems to be favourably inclined to take our
The Mayor informed him that he would study the plans
for a few days and call us in again. Band will be going to
Canton in a wesk or so to see the Eayor again and in the
meantime I have our Consulate people doing their bit in a
social way.
The technical people in the waterworks are on our side so
I will onse it geen to them we are en førly safe ground,
probably have to make one or two small changes, but I have
allowed for this. Changes must be made to give those who study the plans "fsce"; so that they will show how much they
know about the job. The clear water pumpe, from the filter
to the reservoirs may be omitted by raising the filters se
The only that the water may flow by gravity into the tanks,
difficulty about this is the low level of the present ground.
Even now I must reise it 6'0", If they are raised 1 must put
in more piles to support the filters and settling tankk which
Keana sore money.
I do not mind so long as they pay.
The Macau waterworks is a difficult problem. The hongkong Government have get the "wind up" about the Japs trying to get
into Macau by offering any amount of money they require to
develop the port. London does not seem to do anything although
they have been told, and the anka will not advance any money
unless the 3. Government give them rupport. I cannot
understand them at home. They put money into Eingapore,
and yet by refusing to guarantee about £120,000 to a ritish
Bank in nongkong, the Japa will be able to secure a footing
only 40 miles away from the colony.
The Pertuguese do not
want/
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