Government House, Hong Kong, 25th October, 1901.
Sir,
I have the honour to transmit for your consideration the enclosed copy of a Despatch addressed to me by His Britannic Majesty's Minister at Peking and further correspondence on the subject of navigation of the West River,
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
Sir Henry Arthur Blake
Governor.
RIGHT HONOURABLE
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,