Enclosed [missing] is his memorandum on transport, failing the implementation of which, he urges the construction of a good road between the plateau and the Baro railway; a Company expert is already reporting on the feasibility of steam traction.

New economical methods of alluvial mining will increase the output of tin, and Scarbrough anticipates the assistance the Mining Ordinance will provide; he regrets Huddart's departure and hopes that his successor will be prevented from making profits out of his professional knowledge; the Company would be prepared to contribute to running the government dredger.