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ZONE TIME ADOPTED.

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I also tranenuit copy of a report by the Harbour Mastor on the subject and to state that the Officer Administering the Government would be glad to be informed of the views of your Committee in the matter. I have, &c.

A. M. THOMRON, Colonial Secretary." The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.

MEMORANDUM ON THE DESIRABLITY OF KONGKONG ADOPTING ZONE TIME.

Quietly and without any public notification a standard time has been adopted in the Eastern part of China, and is now in use from New- hwang and Swatow, up the Yangles as far as Hankow, and at Weihsiwei and Tsingtau.

In addition Zone time is iu nae in Japan and in the Philippine Islands,

A great and important progressive movement has thus boou inaugurated in the Far East.

Introduced now, when railway devolopraont in China is in its infancy, none of the usual incon- reniences connected with the initiation of its introduction are falt

Put off until different railway systems wore ranning, with traffic tables adjusted to local time, the difficulties in the way of obtaining the necessary co-operation for its introduction would be immense,

The fact that these systems are being deré- | loped by so many different syndicates embracing so many different national interests adds weight to the request that the change in official time: should be made before, rather than after, the railways are completed.

From its geographical position Ching lends itselfivery readily to Zone system of 7 boursin the Western portion and 8 hours in the Eastern.

The 8 hours Zone East of Greenwich would be 1122 to 1274, therefore the Eight hour Zone could well be made to embrace the whole of China eastward of say Hankow on the Yungtse, and Canton on the Chukiang. Thus not only would the main railway systems in China be worked on the official time of 8 hours east of Greenwich, but also all the treaty ports at which tho main coasting and river trade is conducted, as well as those ports at which ocean-going vessels call,

The nature of the Yangtse-and West Rivers is such that stemmers proseeding up river beyond Hankow and Canton respectively have to be especially constracted for the purpose and therefore will not have to run from the Eastern into the Westera Zone time.

The question as to the time to be adopted at: Heihow, is a matter of comparatively small the two western treaty ports, víz-Pakkoi and importance to the trade of this Colony, and might well be left to the decision of the Imperial Maritimo Customs.

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It might be of interest were I to add that the Foreign Telegraph Companies have alreuly adopted a muiversal official time in their stations in China and Hongkong,

The Harbour Master suggests that the Macao Government should be consulted, and doubtless they would like to be. My Committee have little hesitation in thinking that they wid readily see advantages in agreeing to the change, more particularly as the owners of the projected Macro-Canton railway will be anxious to take advantage of any scheme which will tend to render easy the connection of their Railway with the trunk lines running into Canton.

Now in the futuro expansion of this system a check exists. Zone time is in use as far south as Swalow. But at Canton and the West River ports it has not yet been introduced owing to the interdependence of these places with Hong kong-it is seen that considerable inconvenience would occur were an attempt made to establish a standard time in this part of China except it was done in co-operation with Hongkong and Macao. Until these ports agree to the adoption of

In conclusion I am to point out that as the Zone time an obstacle exists in the way of the further expansion of the system in China.

only argument to bo brought against the scheme things, and as the advantages in favour of its This For is that it is a change from the existing order of hour Zone is decided on and it is possible adoption by Hongkong are very real, the Come that Hollow and Pakhoi, though strictly out-mittee trust His Excellency the Governor will side the Zone, many for practical purposes be readily give his consent to the proposed change included) it is advisable to take any stops of time being officially adopted in the Colony. towards establishing a boundary North and I have, &c.

A. R. Lowe, Secretary. South between the 8 and 7 hour Zone.

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th August, 1904. SIR-I am directed to thank you for your full and interesting letter of the 11th instant on the subject of zone time and to inform you that His Excellency the Governor, who in favour of adapting Zoas tims for Hongkong, has nd- dressed the Governor of Macse and Secretary of State on the subject-I have. &c.,

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11th August, 1904. SIBI have the honour to acküowledge the receipt of your confidential communication dated 29th Jane, last (No. 5015/04/C. 8. 0.) relative to the question of instituting Zon time in this Colony.

The Committee have given this mattor serious attention and they are unable to see any reason- able grounds for disputing the proposition as put forward by Mr. W. Ford. Tylor, Coast Inspector, of the Imperial Maritime Cus- toms, in his Memorandum on the subject which forms the enclosure to your letter. From the minute of the Honourable the Harbour Master it would appear that no advantage to Hongkong would be gained by the change at present, and, at first sight, the Committee were rather inclined to hold similar

views, but further consideration convinced them that the inauguration here 8 hour Zone time would not only cause no inconvenience but wise. On the other hand, great inconvenience would prove rather an advantage than other- will result, not only to Chim but to the Colony, if the change is not made before Hongkong is linked with the various railway systems now extending over China.

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Hongkong, 11th October 1904. 813.I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your latter of 27th uitio (No. 7748/40/COD.) notifying this Chamber that the proposal to adopt Zone Time has been approved of by the Secretary of State for the Colonies and I am requested to thank you for your courtesy is asking the opinion of my Committee as to the date when the change in time should be made in this Colony.

the 1st January next appeared to then a con-

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nient date on which to plvance the local time, It should His Excellency the Governor prefer to make the change at an earlier date thore would be no objection to this course being adopted, as it does not appear necessary to give any long notion of the contemplated change.-- I have, &o.

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F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.

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