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LIST OF APPENDICES.
YOUR PETITIONER THEREFORE HUMBLY PRAYS that you may pleased :-
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be
(1) To refer to the Ministry of Transport matters of transportation principle arising out of this Memorial for report regarding the treatment of which your Petitioner (as providers of efficient public passenger transport ser- vices within the Colony for the past 31 years) complains since the year 1928; and, in particular, with regard to the recent injury which your Petitioner complains of having suffered vis-à-vis the present Motor-Bus licensee by the Hong Kong Government's action in permitting reduction of bus fares on routes competing with your Petitioner to a level equal to the lowest tram fare.
(2) To direct that the Hong Kong Government revert to its former policy by taking action by legislation if necessary-requiring motor bus fares on competitive routes to be not lower than the present first class tram fare of your Petitioner.
(3) To direct that, in future-when question of concessions or of proposed extended facilities to the Motor-Bus licensee, as to routes, increased ser- vices or departures from the scale of fares specifically named in Schedule "B" of Notification No. S. 319 of 2nd September, 1932, be under con- sideration by the Hong Kong Government-full and fair opportunity be given your Petitioner of submitting its representations.
and having regard to the materially altered circumstances surrounding the question of road passenger transportation in Hong Kong and the changed conditions under which your Petitioner operates its tramway services such as were never contemplated at the time of enactment of the Tramway Ordinance No. 10 of 1902 you may be pleased to review the obligations falling upon your Petitioner in the terms of that Ordinance and
(4) To direct that the said Tramway Ordinance No. 10 of 1902 be so modified in respect of Section No. 47 thereof as to relieve your Petitioner of the heavy increase in the rate of its future Royalty obligation.
AND YOUR PETITIONER WILL EVER PRAY, &c.
Dated this 16th day of May, 1935.
SEALED with the COMMON SEAL of HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED and signed by ALLAN BROWN STEWART and ALBERT HENRY COMPTON two of the Directors and LEONARD CHARLES FENTON BELLAMY the General Manager thereof and countersigned by WILLIAM FREDERICK SIMMONS the Secretary. thereof in the presence of :-
Michael'st.)
Junc
Solicitor,
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HONG KONG.
Matt
Wellan
of Cain
Director and Chairman.
Director.
"F.
Appendix
Memorial Reference Paragraph No.
"A."
B. "
Brief Review of Your Petitioner's History
3
Petitioner's Letter to Government of 12th February 1925.
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C."
"D. "
"E. "
Government's Reply thereto of 30th March 1925
Petitioner's Letter to Government of 9th August 1927 Separate Memorandum concerning Events of 1928 & subsequently (covering supporting Enclosures Nos. (1) to (8) ).....
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"G. "
Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax's Letter of 13th July 1931...
Government Notification No. S. 319 of 2nd September
1932
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23, etc.
"H."
Licence Issued to the China Motor Bus Co., Ltd.
28
"J."
*K. "
Report & Accounts of the China Motor Bus Co., Ltd.
Petitioner's Letter to Government of 3rd November 1933.
35-37
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M.
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Report to Petitioner's Board by its General Manager
of 11th March 1935
59-62
"O."
Memorandum by Petitioner's Chairman to Executive
Council of 28th March 1935
63-64
CC
P.
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Statement of Miles Operated & Passengers Carried
100
K
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Statement Showing the Decline in Your Petitioner's
Traffic during April 1935
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"S. "
Letters exchanged between Petitioner's Solicitors &
the Government ...
No. 1 Messrs. Deacons' letter of 4th March 1935...
No. 2 Messrs. Deacons' letter of 12th March 1935.
No. 3 Government's letter of 29th March 1935 No. 4 Messrs. Deacons' letter of 3rd April 1935
No.
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102
Government's letter of 15th April 1935
General Manager.
No. 6 Messrs. Deacons' letter of 18th April 1935.
Road-Map Scale Plan (folded in pocket of the back cover) showing all Tramway and Competitive Motor Bus Routes
Secretary,
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