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Date,
British Dollar us Legal Tender, States that there is no objection to the proposed opening of a branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hank in Wei-bai-Wei; suggests that the pro- posed legislation should take the form of Order in Council under the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, and that provision should be made for subsidiary as well as standard coins.
Railway Construction. States that if a concession should be granted to Americans or others with- out opposition from Germany, to build a line from Chefoo to the border of the leased territory, there would seem no reason why the pro- posed line should not be permitted to connect with a line within that territory.
1902.
110
To
Commissioner Confi-
115
July 31
Lockhart.
dential.
111
To War Office
116
XV
August 18
1H1A Admiralty .....
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Confi- dential.
August 22
105
To
Commissioner Telegram
July 28
Lockhart.
British Dollar as Legal Tender. Requests, with reference to No. 56, 116
full report by post as to subsidiary coin.
112
Cominiasioner Lock-
hart.
36
July 14 (Rec. Aug. 23.)
Staff of the Dependency,
100
Commissioner Lock- 32
hari.
June 16 (Rec. July 29.)
Submits proposals for new appoint | 116
ments,
112A To Mr. Albert Gray
107
To Sir T, Jackson...
July 23
British Dollar as Legal Tender. States that the Treasury, upon receipt 118
of a formal application from the Bank, will give their consent to the estab- lishment of a branch at Wei-hai-Wei in the form required by the Hong Kong Ordinance, No. 29, of 1889.
Confi- dential.
August 25
113
To Foreign Office...
Confi. dential.
Angust 25
107A To Admiralty
Confil- dential.
July 29
Lands to be retained by Admiralty; strength of guard on Liu-kung Tao. Asks whether anything has been de
cided.
1134 To Board of Trade
119
Confl- dential,
August 25
108
Commissioner Lock-
hart.
Confi- June 19 dential. (Rec. July 31.)
109
To
Commissioner
28
July 31
Lockbart.
Garrison for Wei-hai-Wei,
Sends extract from a letter from the | 119
General Officer Commanding Hong Kong raising no objection to sending one company of European or Native Troops to Wei-hai-Wei under certain conditions; considers that two com- panies are the minimum required for Wei-hai-Wei.
Draft Ordinance to provide for Peace and Good Order. Remarks upon the draft enclosed in No. | 120
98.
114
Board of Trade
September 3
114A War Office...
September 6
Subject.
Pago.
Railway Construction. Transmite copies of Nos. 99 and 104, and states reply to be given to Mr. Bridges; His Majesty's Government must not be bound to any specific terms without sanction being first ob- tained, and that His Majesty's Min- istry at Peking should be kept in formed.
Establishment of a Police Force and Maintenance of a Garrison.
Transmits for observations copies of Nos. 102 and 103; suggests consulting Sir A. Dorward on the subject.
120
121
Strength of Naval Detachment,
States that the Commander-in-Chief has
been instructed to report.
Power of Commissioner to Appoint Acting Magistrate. Suggests that the power to appoint an
Acting Magistrate should be conferred on the Commissioner.
121
122
Jurisdiction of Magistrate in Civil Cuses. Asks for his views, with reference to a statement made by Mr. Hare in his Report.
Nationality of Chinese Residents. Transmita copy of No. 96, and presumes Mr. Hare is correct in his views on this point.
Pennant for Chinese Junkmen. Encloses copy of No. 96, and proposes to approve the suggestion that they should be allowed to fly a Pennant with the words "Issued by the British Authorities" stamped upon it.
Concurs in the proposal in No. 113A
Garrison at Wei-hai-Wei.
122
122
123
123
Deprecates the reduction of the garri- 123
son of Hong Kong: suggests that the question of the British Garrison in China (other than that of Hong Kong) should be discussed at an inter- departmental conference of the War, Foreign, Colonial, and India offices: encloses copies of letters thereon sent to the latter Department.
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