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Even if the
Chinese Government.
Chinese Government were inclined to
make difficulties about the removal
of this office, Sir E.Stubbs thought
that these difficulties could easily be
removed by suitable payments by the
Company.
It was decided that the
Foreign Office should ascertain from
Sir J Denison Pender exactly what the
situation is. They should discuss the
possibility of solving the difficulty
by a money payment by the Company.
If it were found that the difficulty
could not be solved in this way, the
Foreign Office should ascertain whether
the matter is of sufficient importance
for Hong Kong interests to be
sacrificed.
If it were found that it
would not be desirable to try to get
the office removed, an attempt should
be made to get the Feking Administration
to agree to the office being placed in
charge of an Englishman whose appointment
would be subject to the concurrence of
the Hong Kong Government, and who would
be removable at the desire of that
Government.
J.P.
1571/26.