NFIDENTIAL.
Hongkong.
C.0.
15524
(REG 2 MAY 06
Government House,
464
Hongkong, 29th. March, 1906.
My Lord,
MD Eastern
MO
2159
With reference to Your Lordship's
Confidential Despatch of the 23rd. February last, enclosing
draft forms of tender and conditions of contract in respect
of the conveyance of His Majesty's Mails between various
ports, I have the honour to inform Your Lordship that the
value of the contract proposed would be much enhanced to
British residents in China if, in Clauses 9 and 11 of the
form "B. I” and in Clauses 8 and 10 of forms *B. II" and
"B. III", some such words as "and between Hongkong and
Shanghai" were added after the word 'Hongkong' already ap-
-pearing therein.
2.
At present the Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company allow sorters between
Hongkong and Shanghai, and it is desirable that the
practice should be definitely stipulated for in the new
RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,
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contract