by the decision not to wait for the further development of the railway to Kunlon before making surveys of the country beyond the Salween. The surveys are to be undertaken st once, and, not only so, but Mr. Bagley is to make them. Ho had just given up his appointment of Engineer-in-chief of the Mandalay-Kunlon line, and was going back to India, to the great loss of this province in railway matters. He was hoping, however, that the further surveys would be undertaken, and that he would be sent to do them, and he has not been disappointed.
his heart in the work; he has persistently It is needless to bal that Mr. Bagley has advocated the making of these surveys, and he is of opinion that, with the excep: tion of the crossing of the Mekong, there will be no serious difficulty in the way of extending the railway, anyhow as far as Talifu. The work now to be undertaken will settle in a practical manner the question as to the character of the country to be passed through, and will show whether the Menai bri and Mount Cenis tunnels have any reference to this route.
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