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P.A. Crush

Re offering Claude William Kinder employment as engineer at a "low" salary

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Letter

Claude William Kinder

Tong King Sing

Dear Mr. Kinder Thanks for your kind note of the 15th inst. - The retaining of the services of a gentleman with a salary below what he is properly entitled to, does not deserve much thanks. – I hope Mr. Molesworth will finish his [...] borehole before the winter sets in and puts us in a position where something about the railroad when the Viceroy's memorial is laid before the Throne. You were very kind to promise to keep down expenses as low as possible indeed I find in many cases the expenses of Foreigners in China have discouraged Chinese officials to undertake any new enterprise and I am afraid that the Petroleum works in Formosa will cease through the same complaint. I note your intention to commence a survey directly the tools arrive and before you will get along smoothly with the received tools you have at your disposal. The [rules] will be printed and read as Mr. Burnett wishes. Yours very truly Tong King Sing P.T.O. By The way on the night of my arrival ~ and while talking with the new Manager of the China Merchants my boy handed me the enclosed note which I at once opened without looking at the address - but I instantly found it was not for me and so put it back without reading its contents -for this [accounts for proceedings] on my part, I must apologize Yours very truly Tong King Sing Transcription by P. A. Crush

1878.10.21

P.A.Crush & C.W.Kinder