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AFFAIRS OF CHINA.
CONFIDENTIAL,
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No. 1.
[March 18.]
SHOTION 1. RECE
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REGE 5 APR 07.
Sir,
Foreign Office to Colonial Office.
Foreign Office, Murch 18, 1907. I AM directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to transmit to you herewith, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, copy of a despatch which has been received from His Majesty's Minister at Peking, in regard to the restrictions placed by "The Chinese Passengers Act, 1855," and "The Hong Kong Ordinance, . 1889," in the conveyance of Chinese emigrants under contract by British steam-ships to foreign countries.
You will observe that Sir J. Jordan draws attention to Resolutions on the subject which were passed in November 1906 by the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, and sent to His Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, and that he suggests that it would be useful for him to know what reply was returned by the Earl of Elgin to these Resolutions.
I am to request that Sir E. Grey may be favoured with the information in question for communication to Sir J. Jordan.
I am, &c. (Signed)
F. A. CAMPBELL.
Sir J. Jordan, No. 46, January 23, 1907,
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