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and maintained as such by the Tibetan Gov
ernment under the Convention recently con-
eluded at Lhasa.
In November 1904, Captain W. F.
O’Connor, the British Trade Agent at Gyantse,
submitted an estimate for Rs. 15,000 for this
work, and stated that he could undertake to
get it done, if desired, and would commence
fpreparations at once on receipt of orders, but
that it would be necessary to obtain the
consent of the Lhasa Government before
beginning operations. The proposed expend
iture was sanctioned by the Government of
India, who fully concurred as to the necessity
of obtaining the first formal consent of the
Lhasa Government. On the 14th April 1905,
Captain O’Connor reported that he had made
arrangements with the Jongpen to supply
100 coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. to begin road-making between
Gyantse and Kangma. On the 1st June, he
reported that the road had been finished from a
point two miles south of Kangma to Sangang,
a distance of 15 miles, and that it was an
excellent cart road on very even gradients.
Captain O’Connor has since furnished, from
time to time, reports on the progress made
on the road. On the 6th August, he reported
that he had been able to take a light cart
loaded with baggage as far as Kangma with
out difficulty.
NEPAL.
16. On a reference from the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. ,
the Government of India stated in February
1905 that they saw no objection to allowing
Dr. Guillarmod of Switzerland and three or four
of his friends to pass through Sikkim, with a
view to ascending Kanchenjunga. Accord
ingly, his party consisting of five persons,
including himself, arrived at Darjeeling last
month. Dr. Guillarmod then applied, through
the Government of Bengal From c. 1758-1858, the East India Company's administration in Bengal. From 1773-1833, the most senior of the three subdivisions of India, also known as the Supreme Government of India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. , for permission to
cross the border of Nepal, in order to ascend
the peak by the western slope. The necessary
permission has been procured, as a special
case, from the Nepal Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). , who have
promised to provide the party with a responsible
guide to conduct them to the foot of the
mountain.
BURMA.
17. With reference to paragraph 19 of the
Memorandum for July 1905, the Government
of Burma has forwarded a demi-official letter
from Mr. A. R. Lilley, Engineer in charge of
the Bhamo-Tengyueh Railway Survey, stating
that, after a second inspection of the ground
on his return journey, his impression is that
construction will prove less difficult than he
at first anticipated. Mr. Lilley hopes the
distance will work out to somewhat less than
130 miles, and that the cost will prove to be not