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Social Papers, 1898, at the time of the Anglo-
Chinese Convention of 1898, the Chinese
officials stationed within Kowloon City were,
with the exception of one civil officer, a
Deputy Magistrate, military officers, the head
of whom was the Colonel-in-Command. This
officer was the chief military officer in the district of San On (now known as Po On). He
was immediately subordinate to the Generat-in-
Command of all the land forces in the Province
of Kwang Tung. The Colonel's jurisdiction was
purely a military one, extending over the whole
district of San On and the islands adjacent
thereto.
7.
The garrison under the command of the
Colonel was maintained for the defence of the
district of San On and the adjacent islands.
The larger portion of the district and most of
the islands were leased to the British Govern-
ment. It was pointed out that, in these
circumstances, most of the soldiers then supposed to exist under the Colonel's command would be
disbanded or transferred elsewhere, whilst the
services of those retained would be required
not within but outside the territory referred
to in the Convention.
8. The only civil officer resident within the
City was a Deputy Magistrate.
According to
Mr. Lockhart's report he was appointed, not to
control the 200 civilians resident within the
City, who were really subject to the military,
but to exercise a somewhat extensive jurisdic- tion outside the City throughout a large portion of the newly-leased area.
9.
In Mr. Lockhart's view when that area had
been taken over there appeared to be no reason
why/