Babject
Pake.
Serial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch
No., zo.
Date.
xvii
Subject.
Pago.
1908.
115
War Office...
British Garrison of North China. September 13 Encloses copy of a letter from the India Office, and one to the Foreign Office, with reference to the proposed Inter- departmental Committee; enquires if the proposed terms of reference to the Committee are concurred in.
125
124A To
Commissioner Stewart Lockhart
38
October 15
125
Treasury
October 16
126
127
Commissioner Lock-
hart.
Confi- dential.
September 1 (Rec. Oct. 17.)
J1G
Commissioner Lock-
40
hart.
July 31 (Rec. Sept. 15.)
117
To Treasury
118
To Sir T. Jackson...
British Dollar as Legal Tender; subsidiary Coinage. Expresses the opinion that nothing can be done at present beyond encourag- ing the Chinese to use subsidiary coins: quotes from a report by the Consul at Chefoo on the question of the introduction of the British dollar.
September 22 Transmita copy of No. 116, and requests that the necessary draft Order in Council may be prepared.
126
September 22 Transmita, for observations, copy of No. 127
116.
Jurisdiction of Magistrate in Civil
Cases.
119
Mr. A. Gray
September 23 Suggests that the Commissioner should
128
be instructed to make by Ordinance such provision for the Civil juris- diction of magistrates, and for appeals to the High Court as may be proper.
120
Sir T. Jackson
September 24
British Dellar as Legal Tender. Submits remarks on general question
of the currency.
128
121
To Sir T. Jackson...
-
122
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank-
ing Corporation.
September 27 Enquires whether the Hong Kong and 129
Shanghai Banking Corporation have
yet applied to the Treasury for per- mission to establish a Banking branch at Wei-hai-Wel.
Beptember 30 States circumstances under which no application has yet been made to the Treasury, and that application will be made when Mr. Lockhart reports in favour of so doing.
127
To Commissioner
41
October 17
Lockhart,
128
Commissioner Lock-
hart.
53
September 11 (Rec. Oct. 22.)
Mr. Hare's Report. Acknowledges receipt of No. 96, and re-
marks upon various points raised.
-
British Dollar as Legal Tender. Agrees that it is undesirable to take any further steps unless a branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is established at Wei-hai- Wei, and states that the drafting of the proposed Order in Connoil will not be proceeded with until the Bank has arrived at a decision.
Chinese Jurisdiction within the walled city of Wei-hai-Wei. Advises that no change should be made in existing arrangements so long as they work as smoothly as at present.
Jurisdiction of Magistrate in Civil Vases.
130
131
131
Transmits copies of two Ordinances 132
recently passed in the Seychelles and Falkland Islands for use in framing an Ordinance in Wei-hai-Wei.
Ordinance to provide for Peace and
Good Order.
Submits further remarks on the draft 132
Ordinance forwarded in No. 98, and suggests that it should be given a trial for two years on the ground that Regulations are more simple than Ordinances.
British Dollar as Legal Tender. The drafting of the proposed Order in Council has been suspended pending the decision of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank as to establishing a branch bank.
Considers it undesirable to take any further steps unless a branch bank is established at Wei-hai-Wel by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and states that the draft- ing of the proposed Order in Council will be postponed until the decision of the Bank has been received,
Draft Ordinance to provide for Pocice and Good Order. Points out that there is no reason why legislation should not be applied to Wei-hai-Wel by Ordinance instead of by Regulations.
133
134
134.
Civil Administration Staff. Approves the proposals made in No. 106 134
for the re-organisation of the staff.
129
To
Commissioner
42
October 23
Lockhart.
129
130
To Sir T. Jackson...
October 23
Nationality of Chinese Residents in
Wei-hai. Wei.
123
Foreign Office
Conf- dential,
October 3
States that the views expressed in paragraph 55 of Mr. Hare's report are
129
correct.
124
To Treasury
...
October 9
British Dollar as Legal Tender. Transmits copies of Nos. 121 and 122, 130
and suggests that it might be pre- ferable to postpone the issue of the proposed Order in Council until the receipt of a further report from Mr. Lockhart.
131
To Commissioner
44
October 29
Lockhart.
132
Ditto
45
October 30
1
9641
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference:
TPC.O. 882
6
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
Berial No.
Despatch
From or to whom.
Date,
No., 20.
xviii
1902.