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1968. Shall you be under an obligation
when you take those wires, the Submarine Com
pany remaining independent to send all messa
ges by that company? — Jf we stricthy construed
the agreement, 1 do not think we shoidd.
1969. What is the agreement that has
been come to between you and the Submarine
Company with reference to that? — What we
intend to do, if we can carry it out, is t’.is: to
buy the Electric Telegraph Company’s cables, to
purchase Mr. Reuter’s cable from him, and then
to lease the whole to the Submarine Company,
and let ihem work the whole system.
1970. So I understand; but assume that
you have no power whatever to take Mr. Reu
ters cable except by his consent? — There is
no question of that; we have now a proposal from
him in opposition to a proposal which we made to
him, offering to seil his cable on certain terms.
In fact, as 1 understand, it is merely a question
of terms between us and him.
1971. No doubt; that I perfectly under
stand also; but let me ask you this; did not Mr.
Reuter originally propose to you that you should
give him the same terms which you gave to the
other companies and to the Railway Companies,
that is to say, 20 years’ purchase? — I will
give you Mr. Reuter’s original proposal; I think
I have it here.
1972. That is the"proposal of the 2nd of
July, is it? — No, it is not here; I thought 1
had it; if you have a copy of it 1 will tell you
whether it is so or not.
1973. I want to know whether the first
proposal on the part of Mr. Reuter was not
thus: that you should purchase his cable upon
the same*terms offered to the other companies;
that is, upon the basis of 20 years’ purchase of
the profits? — He did make that proposal.
1974. Did you at that time tell him, with
out objecting to the basis of that proposal, that
it would be more cohvenient to the Government
to pay an annuity, beeause they did not like to
bo called upon for Capital? — I certainly did
1968. Vil De, naar De tager disse Traade,
medens Submarine Co. forbliver uafhængigt, være
forpligtet til at sende alle Tclegrammer med
dette Kompagni? — Dersom vi fortolkede Kon
trakten strikte, tror jeg ikke vi vilde være det.
1969. Ilvilken er den Overenskomst, hvor
til De og Submarine Co. er kommen med Ilensyn
til dette? - Hoad vi agte at gjøre, dersom vi
kunne udføre det, er dette: at kjøbe Electric Te
legraph Co.’s Kahler, at kjøbe Hr. Reuters Kabel
af ham, og derpaa bortforpagte det Hele til Sub
marine Co. og lade dem drive del hele System.
1970. Saaledes forstaar jeg det; men for
udsæt nu at Dé ikke har nogensomhelst Magt til
at tage Hr. Reuter’s Kabel udeu med hans Sam
tykke? — Der er ikke Spørgsmaal derom; vi
lave nu et Forslag fra ham i Modsætning til et
Forslag, som vi have gjort lam, hvori han tilbyder
at scelge sin Kabel paa visse Betingdser. I Vir
keligheden er det, saavidt jeg forstaar, blot et
Spørgsmaal om Betingelser imellem os og ham.
1971. Upaatvivleligt; dette forstaar jeg og
saa fuldkommen; men lad mig spørge Dem om
dette — foreslog ikke Hr. Reuter Dem fra først
af, at De skulde indrømme ham de samme Be
tingelser, som De tilstod de andre Kompagnier
og Jernbanekompagnierne, det vil sige, 20 Aars
Kjøb ? — Jeg vil give Dem Hr. Reuters oprinde
lige Forslag; jeg tror, at jeg har det her.
1972. Det er Forslaget af 2den Juli - ikke
sandt? — Nei, det er ikke ler; jeg troede, at jeg
havde det. Dersom De har en Kopi déraf skal
jeg sige Dem, om det er dette eller ikke.
1973. Jeg ønsker at vide, om det første
Forslag fra Hr. Reuter’s Side ikke var dette, at
De skulde kjøbe hans Kabel paa de samme Be
tingelser, som vare tilbudne de andre Kompag
nier, det vil sige, paa Grundlaget af 20 Aars Kjøb
af Gevinsten? — Han gjorde dette Forslag.
1974. Sagde De ham clengang, uden at.
indvende noget mod dette Forslags Basis, at det
vilde konvenere Regjeringen bedre at betale en
aarlig Afgift (annuity), fordi den ikke syntes om
at blive afkrævet Kapital? — Ganske vist sagde
170 [ Bil. XIX.
BILAG.
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