I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 12th instant,
A. Mountjoy Lockhart,
Colonial Secretary
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A. B. Mc. Lowe, H. M's. Consul, to Col. Secretary.
H. M's. Consulate, Canton.
Lister 16th September 1896.
In reply to your letter of the 12th instant, I have the honour to enclose copy of the German Chinese Passenger Regulations now in force at this Port.
So far as I can ascertain, they are, apparently, framed on British lines, and are practically identical with ours, a comparison of their efficiency can hardly be drawn.
They are strictly enforced, and the only advantage, I am aware of, enjoyed by German Passenger vessels, is a considerably lower scale of fees than our own.
The question of deck passengers may, however, be referred to. The German