was raised at the time
of the Convention
and it would not be wise to raise it
again
As
regards the concluding
of this paragraph on page 18
the whole
g
as
words
the island of
Lautan is
the report, Kaula!
based to us and the difficulty there Contemplated does not arise.
it seems to me
The question is whether the northan brundan,
^
inland should be curved nothwards for adminis
-trative reasons so as to include this
Chinese town of Sham Chun. It might
to the
be well to affice the constant.
through the
the Foreign
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difficulties
t
smaggling
which might arise
administrative centre
t Yo!
and otherwise
if
this town - the
the district-
is left just outside the boundary and to suggest that it should be included in the leased area or, if this is refused, that the custom house there should be in charge of the Hompisany government, to which objection than
there could be no more
to a Chinese custom Nouse in
Hong Kong. This question must be
S
To which hun
ht
settled before the boundary can be delimited.
d the final demarcation husbably
emirdied in a new Orda in Cameil an saygusted by the
Fo proced
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Se proind
Supe
so pre
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Ew
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Leaving out further details at present,
67
as time is pressing - it seems to me that the following action is taken without further delay.
-1. Compliment M-Lockhart on the
what-
the
ment is well deserved-
compliment
ask him when he can
go out - I say be
This We will receive further
instuitines
He is prepared to go about the middle
爆
just month an..
Wishes
very
much to be
on the spot when the Fenittyin taken over
-_ 2. Send copy of the report to the Was tie
If the intelligence department, call
the War gffice the attention of the War
to the
fficers mentioned in it. Mach the letter Confidential & invite observations if
the War Wick:
wish to make any Send also, and Siz W Hamilton supperts, totte CDC.
If fie w Hamilton suggests,
3. Send copy confidentials to the Admicell
-call attention to the
gficers
mentioned
and note the necessity [page 3 of the Export] for a survey of Beef. Bay M. Lockhart teil! me that there is a surveying ship at Wei ha wei which