The previous suggestion recorded in the correspondence published in the Gazette of April 8, 1915, that the question of gas supply for both public and private aso might receive the atten tion of the Special Electricity Committee, has not been favourably entertained; and an exchange of views is therefore in progress between the Works Committee and the Directors of the Company in accordance with the subjoined letters Shang!
i, January 7, 1916.
The time has arrived when I ought again to approach you in regard to the Gas Company's affairs, with the object of arriving some definite cond should be done in " matter of grave importance to the community, The typhoon of last summer resulted suggested that some person or persons residents, The majority of these names mutually agreed upon by the Council are not adaptable for transposition into Gas Company should be ap-|Chisiese characters on a phonetic pointed to value the gas undertaking|basis, and the result is generally a and advise the Council and the Gas|meaningless and disconnected series of Company as to the fair value of the gas|Chinese sounds. As there are many undertaking to the Ratepayers. simple Chinese place-narines distinctive Such advice would, of course, be from those at present in use, the Works considered only as advice and not in any Committee has strongly advocated their way as of the nature of an Arbitration adoption, while the roa re still in an Award. undeveloped state, and this arrangement has been approved, The appended list Yours sincerely, shows the discarded names and those now to be adopted
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