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not be in a position to carry on messages in the
same way as the Electric Telegraph Company
is now? — I am not quite sure of t! at; but ad
mitting that we could not, tl ere is no doubt we
sbould be compelled lo indemnify you, and of course
ice si oidd do that.
2014. In- point of fact, what you contem
plate, no doubt, is purchasing our cahle and
hauding it over with the Electric Telegraph
Cahles to the Submarine Companies? — Yes;
and for that purpose ive are extremely anxious to
come lo terms ivith Mr. Beuter, if ive can arrange
them satisfactorily.
2015. But you probahly are not surprised
that Mr. Reuter does not exactly share your
views in the notion that he is to receive for
his 30 years’ concession one-half of what you
have given to other people for an eight years’
lease? — If I had ever been disposed to be sur
prised at people wanting to get as much as tl ey
possibly could, the surprise would huve been alto
get’ er iaken out of me within ti e last fortnight.
2016. Then Mr. Scudamore has ceased to
believe in human virtue; hut håving paid them
20 years for their leases, you must not he sur
prised that other people should wish to he
treated on an equal footing? — 1 am not at all
surprised.
2017. We do not want to he unreasonable
with you, if you will only deal with us upon the
same footing as you have dealt with other
people; what have you to say against that? —
1 say 1 ivill do my hest to meet you there; but
really it is very difficult to negociate in the face
of a Committee. 1 never yet carried on a com
merdal transaction with gentlemen of the Parlia
mentary Bar before.
2018. ,But you see that we have postponed
it from day to day, and it was only in despair
that we might never see the heads of agreement
that I negociate before the Committee? — As
I said, I will do my best to meet you.
2019. Mr, Rodwell. We are perfectly
være i den Stilling at kunne hefordre Telegrammer
paa samme Maade, som Electric Telegraph Co. nu
kan ? — Det er jeg ikke ganske sikker paa, men
indrømmct, at vi ikke kunde det, er der ingen
Tvivl om, at vi vilde blive nødte til at skadesløs
holde Dem, og vi skulde riaturligvis gjøre det.
2014. Hvad De i Yirkeligheden har for
Øie, er uden Tvivl at kjøhe vor Kabel og over
drage den tilligemed Electric Telegraph’s Kabler
til de submarine Kompagnier? — Ja, og i dette
Øiemed ønske vi særdeles meget at blive eniqe med
Hr. Beuter, dersom vi kunne ordne Betingelserne
paa en tilfredsstillende Maade.
2015. Men De b.liver sandsynligvis ikke
overrasket, ora Hr. Reuter ikke nøiagtigt de
ler Deres Ånskuelser med Hensyn til den Fore
stilling, at han for sin 30 Aars Koncession skal
erholde Halvdelen af, hvad De har givct Andre
for en otte Aars Forpagtning? — Dersom jeg nogen
sinde havde været tilbøielig til at overraskes ved,
at Folk ønske at faa Saameget, som de paa no
gen Maade kunne, vilde Overraskelsen aldeles være
gaaet af mig i de sidste fjorten Dage.
2016. Altsaa har Hr. Scudamore ophørt at
tro paa menneskelig Dyd; men efterat have be
talt dem tyve Aar for deres Forpagtninger, maa
De ikke overraskes ved, at andre Folk kunde
ønske at behandles paa samme Maade? – Jeg
er aldeles ikke overrasket.
2017. Yi ønske ikke at være urimelige
imod Dem, dersom De blot vil behandle os paa
samme Fod, som De har hehandlet Andre; hvad
har De at sige dertil? — Jeg vil sige, at jeg vil
gjøre mit Bedste for at komme Dem imøde: men
det er virkelig meget vanskeligt at underhandle
ligeoverfor en Komité. Jeg har endnu aldrig før
drevet en kommerciel Transakiion med Herrer fra
den parliamentarvke Skranke.
2018. Men De ser, at vi have opsat det
fra Dag til Dag, og at det kun var i Fortvivlolse
over, at vi aldrig kunne faa se Hovedpunkterne
i en Overenskomst, at jeg underhandler foran
Komitéen? — Som jeg har sagt, jeg vil gjøre mit
Bedste for at imø ’ekornme Dem.
2019. Hr. Rodwell; Vi ere jo fuldkom-
176 [ Bil. XIX.
BILAG.
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