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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Serial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No, ka.
Date.
1900.
1
Admiralty
December 7
2
Foreign Office
Confi- dential.
Bubject.
Page
1
Future Administration. Anticipates no difficulty in meeting such arrangements as may be decided upon by the Colonial Office and the War Office; suggests that a man-of- war anchorage should be provided, to be solely under the jurisdiction of the Naval Authorities.
Draft Order in Council. December 12 Concurs in the advisability of referring the draft to the Law Officers, but suggests that Mr. A. Gray's observa- tions on the proposed amendments should be first obtained.
Transmits copies of correspondence and requests to be furnished with any observations on the proposed amend- ments, and that any consequential amendments it may be necessary to make may be indicated.
3
To Mr. A. Gray
Confi- dential.
December 18
4
Mr. A. Gray
5.
To Foreign Office...
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2
2
December 21
Submits observations and Buggests
amendments.
3
December 28 Transmite copies of Nos. 3 and 4 with draft of a reference to the Law Officers.
1901.
6
Foreign Office
January 2
7.
To War Office
...
February 25
8
To Admiralty
February 28
Transmite Draft reference in place of the Draft Order submitted in No. 5.
Transmits draft of an Order in Council for any amendments necessary to meet military requirements.
Transmita, for any amendments to meet naval requirements, draft of an Order in Council.
3
4
5
9
War Office ...
March 12
Returne draft Order in Council, and states that Mr. Brodrick has no amend- ments to propose.
5
10
Admiralty
March 22
...
11
To Admiralty
March 30
Concurs in the draft Order in Council
except in the instances stated.
Replies to the points raised in No. 10.....
5
12
To Mr. A. Gray
March 30
Jurisdiction at Wei-hai-Wei. Transmita copies of Nos. 1, 8, 10 and 11, and requests that a clause may be drafted for insertion in the Order in Council on the lines laid down.
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No.
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Date.
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1901.