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ENCLOSURES SUPPORTING APPENDIX "E."
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Enclosure No. (1).
HON. Mr. E. D. C. WOLFE, C.M.G.,
CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,
SIR
No.
PAGE.
(1)
Initial Protest your Petitioner's letter of 3rd January, 1928, to Hon. The Captain Superintendent of Police, and accompany- ing Notes
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(2)
Renewed application for "Queen's Road" route--your Petitioner's letter of 24th February, 1928, to Hon. The Captain Superin- tendent of Police
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(3)
Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe's reply thereto
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(3a), (3b), & (3c) Further correspondence
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(4)
Statement of grievance and further application-your Petitioner's letter of 14th March, 1929, to Hon. The Colonial Secretary...
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(4a) Your Petitioner's letter of 11th June, 1929-Request for reply
to (4)
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(5)
Hon. The Colonial Secretary's letter of 17th June, 1929
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(6)
Hon. The Colonial Secretary's letter of 31st July, 1929
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(7)
Petition to H.E. The Governor of 16th December, 1929
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(8)
Extract from "Hong Kong Daily Press" of 21st March, 1930
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HONG KONG,
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED,
HONG KONG, 3rd January, 1928.
MOTOR BUS OPERATION.
I have the honour to enclose copy of my notes* relating to my interview with you at your office last Saturday. I trust you agree that what I have set down re- presents, fairly accurately, the pith of our conversation.
On fuller consideration of the Queen's Road proposal over the weekend I am
It is this. left a little mystified on one important feature of the case.
Since I was informed by the Colonial Secretary in March, 1925, that Queen's Road was too narrow and that consequently our proposals for a motor bus service could not be entertained, I had heard nothing to suggest that the Government's decision as enunciated in the letter referred to had been altered until I had it from you verbally last Saturday. Further, the Chairman of this Company (Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard) wrote you very fully about a year ago to be exact January 10th, 1927—and in his second paragraph he makes it clear that this Company is but on the Hong prepared (and anxious) to introduce buses not only in Kowloon Kong side as might be found desirable.”
And, finally, Mr. Henderson-who acted for me during my resent leave sent you a copy of his letter dated August 9th 1927, to the Colonial Secretary re- iterating our desire to run buses along Queen's Road. To this we received the usual printed acknowledgment from the Colonial Secretary's Office but other than this—although I have personally made a diligent search of our files since my return from leave I can find nothing whatever to suggest that the Government has altered its views as to Queen's Road being "too narrow" for motor buses.
It would seem impossible that these repeated offers by this Company to operate bus services along Queen's Road could have been overlooked, yet, on the other hand, your own statement that you had been considering proposals from an- other company for the provision of such services suggest the contrary.
I shall have to try to explain this at my next Board meeting.
Can you
help me?
I have the honour to be;
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(sd.) L. C. F. BELLAMY, General Manager,
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.
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