Bubject.
Pago.
Sorial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No, ko.
Date.
xi
1903.
Bubject.
Page.
January 6 (Reo. Feb. 10)
Estimates.
69
To Treasury
January 13
Transmits with remarks copies of Nos.
65 and 67.
34
77
Acting-Governor Sir
5
W. J. Gascoyne
(Hong Kong).
70
2
Treasury
January 20
Proposes to await the Report of the Interdepartmental Cominittee before building a native town on Liu-kung- Tao, and to reduce the grant-in-aid of £15,000 by £3,000.
55
78
War Office..
Confi- dential.
February 12
71
Commissioner
Sir Secret
A. R. F. Dorward.
December 12, 1901.
(Rec. Jan. 21, 1902.)
72
Acting-Commissioner 25
Cowan.
December 16,
1901.
(Reo. Jan. 22, 1902.)
Desertions from the Chinese Regiment. Reports on; calle attention to malicious statements made in North China and suggests that enquiry be made through the British Legation, Peking.
Stone Quarries. States, with reference to No. 39, that by prescription and custom quarries be- long to the landlord, but that there is suficient stone for building purposes on the island of Lia-kang or the ruins of the old Chinese forts would on the mainland supply granite already cut and squared for building purposes.
Departmental Conference on Matters of
Administration.
56
79
To Treasury
February 14
58
73
Admiralty..
Confi- dential.
January 22
Transmits copy of the Report of the Conference and states that the Ad- miralty are prepared to accept the Report.
58
74
Acting-Commissioner 27
Cowan.
75
Ditto
Confi- dential.
December 20,
1901. (Rec. Jan. 28, 1902.)
British Dollar as Legal Tender. Reports that no steps have been taken to ascertain whether the British dollar would be accepted in the walled city and in Chefoo, and that he proposes to defer action until that has been done.
59
December 26, 1901. (Rec. Feb. 5,
1902.)
Chinese Jurisdiction in the Walled Town of Wei-hai-Wei,
Considers that there is no likelihood of 60
its abolition by the Governor of Shan Tung on his own initiative; suggests B compromise the appointment of
a Chinese magistrate under the super- viston of the Commissioner.
Inter-Departmental Conference on
Malters of Administration.
80 To War Office
Confi- dential,
81
Treasury
February 14
February 19
Foreign Office
February 24
Appeals to the Supreme Court of Hong Kong.
States, in reply to No. 62, that the ang- gested amendment in the Order as to appeals to the Fall Court is not ne- ceseary.
Interdepartmental Conference on Mut- ters of Administration. Concurs in the Report of the Committee subject to the provisos specified ; enquires whether the services of any of the British officers and non-com- missioned officers, or native soldiers now serving in the Chinese Regiment will be needed to form the uncleus of the future police force of Wei- hai-Wei.
Concurs in the proposal to reduce the amount of the grant-in-aid for 1902-3 to £12,000. Transmits with remarks copies of enclosure in No. 73 and enquires whether the conclusions of the Conference are assented to.
Acknowledges receipt of No. 78; ex- presses willingness to give the pledge asked for in No. 78, subject to the understanding contained in No. 79; proposes to consult Mr. Lockhart, the new Commissioner, as regards the nucleus of the new police force and enquires whether such of the arms and equipment of the Chinese regi- ment as may be suitable for the new police force could be placed at the disposal of the Civil Administration when no longer required.
62
62
15
63
Assents to the conclusions of the Con- 63
ference.
Chinese Jurisdiction within the Walled
Town of Wei-hai- Wei, Concurs in the proposed instructions to Mr. Lockhart and sees no objections to attempting to settle the question on the lines suggested by Major Cowan ; transmits copy of a despatch from Sir E. Satow expressing the opinion that the time is not opportune for a representation to the Chinese Govern- ment, and proposes to approve the course suggested.
6-1
83
To Acting-Commie-
sioner Cowan,
5
February 28
Estimates for 1901–8 and 1902–5. Conveys decision on proposals made in
No. 65.
65
Confi- dential.
February 28
Future Garrison. Transmita copy of the Report of the Interdepartmental Committee, and makes remarks on the conditions required by the War Office.
67
76
To War Office
February 8
Notifies receipt of the Report of the 61
Committee; expresses concurrence
81
Ditto
and enquires whether War Office
concur.
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