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Dear Sir John Jordan,
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REC
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REGE 12 JUNTE
Government House,
Hongkong,
29th April, 1916.
With reference to my private note of the 10th of May, 1915, copy of which is enclosed for convenience of reference, I had intended to address you re the begotiation of the Customs Agreement a couple of months ago when I received the sanction of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to tax salt in this Colony. Events in China, however, made me delay and now the condition in China is so bad that I recognise that it is useless to ask you to attempt to negotiate any formal agreement.
I am, however, anxious to take up the regulation and taring of salt if the Customs Authorities can see their way to give me a quid pro quo. I have, therefore, written the enclosed letter to Mr. A. H. Harris, Commissioner of Customs at Newchwang, who is to come here soon and I hope that you may be able to help me in the matter referred to therein and to influence Sir R. Dane to use his influence with Mr. Aglen to arrange for the concession I want. I see no reason why it should not be possible to do this in an informal and un-official manner. I enclose copy of Article IX of the Agreement.
I gave Barton, confidentially, a copy of my despatch
to the Secretary of State for the Colonies re salt and you will see from it that Chinese revenues would be greatly benefited by our proposals here.
Believe me,
Yours sincerely,
(SD.) F.H.May,
Governor,&c..
His Excellency,
The Right Honoumble
Sir John Jordan, 0.C.I.E., K.C.B., K.C.M.G.,
H. B. M. Minister,
PEKING.