CO129-557-11 Shing Mun Valley Waterworks Scheme 14-5-1936 - 24-6-1936 — Page 2

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Reports enfending comfletion of

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Gorge Dam & request for bonuses to curtain amplayers in view of the special efforts made & resulting in termination of complayment earber than anticipated.

$200.

Esternater that sen required well not exceed

than covered by

$ 200.000 which will be more

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by Telegram

Permission tô

grant

completion q

workers

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excer day $200

000

bonuses to

the scheme not-

is sought on the frounds

(1) that, by their own

have shortened

efforts, the workers The duration of their

employment by about a year;

there accrues consequently a saving

(

in overhead expenses

a

$700.000.

($2000 per day).

The proposal seems

tuy

to some

not unjustifiable

and financially feasible, as well as being

generous

I unverst and

that so far as

Chinese labour

The practice #4

goes

prevails of panting boneser on vacions

occasions, such as the completion of contracts,

festivals re.

I think

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that this might be app.

red.

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