no power to compel companies to deposit papers with
iis Majesty's Consulates. Those who want to save
oney therefore will not do 8J,
8j, sad the object of an all- inclusive list of companies operating in each consular district will not be scaleves. AB for the Chinese sutnorities, if the atter came to their attention, they might I think very l1ely object to a require.ent which savoured i the day's of extraterritoriality. sven ta.S5 firas wilon agreed to pay fees aigut feel that we were laposing on them an additional financial burden compared with their Chinese competitors. The balance of argent therefore seems to me to be in favour of waiving fees.
tu
I 809.l be glad to hear in due course what decision you eventually reach.
2. I at sening copies of this letter to Colonial Sifice (ar. H. slner, and Board of Trade (Kiss ack).
Yours sincerely,
20
cutt,
31