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that if they propose to continue to exercise jurisdiction within the walled city they must do so effectively, and that, with this object, they must remove the Sergeant, and replace him by a high grade military official. They might further be informed that they should allot a suflicient sum, to be approved by His Majesty's Government, to provide for the expenses of the Civil Administration."
I am to ask that Lord Lansdowne will be good enough to give this matter his early attention.
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No. 55.
I am, &c.,
C. P. LUCAS.
FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received October 4, 1901.) .
SIR,
Foreign Office, October 3, 1901. I LAID before the Marquess of Lansdowne your letter of the 27th ultimo,* trans- mitting a copy of a despatch from the Commissioner at Wei-hai-Wei, calling attention to the consequences resulting from the continuance of Chinese jurisdiction within the walled city.
I am directed by His Lordship to say that, whilst he fully recognises the incon- venience of the present situation, His Majesty's Government are precluded by the terms of the Convention of July 1st, 1898, from ousting the local Chinese jurisdiction within the Chinese city.
The surrender of Chinese jurisdiction can only be effected by arrangement with the Chinese Government, and Lord Lansdowne is already in correspondence with His Majesty's Minister at Peking as to the advisability of opening negotiations with this object at the present time.
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Should it be decided that the present moment is not opportune, Lord Lansdowne will instruct Sir E. Satow in the sense suggested in the third paragraph of letter under reply.
A copy of the instructions sent to His Majesty's Minister on the subject is enclosed.
I am, &c.,
Enclosure in No. 55.
FRANCIS BERTIE.
The MARQUESS of Lansdowne to Sir E. SATOW.
(No. 220.) SIR,
Foreign Office, October 3, 1901. WITH reference to my despatch, No. 196, of August 17th, I transmit to you, herewith, copies of correspondence with the Colonial Office respecting the continuance of Chinese jurisdiction within the walled city of Wei-hai-wei,
The Commissioner at Wei-hai-wei calls attention to the injurious consequences to the Civil and Military Administration of the territories leased to Great Britain re- sulting from the presence of Chinese authority in the city, and to the desirability of coming to an arrangement with the Chinese Government for the surrender of this jurisdiction.
If you consider the present moment opportune, you are authorized to approach the Chinese Government with this object. If, however, this cours seems to you undesir- able, you should intimate that if the local authorities are to continue to exercise juris- liction within the walled city, His Majesty's Government will expect them to do so effectively. For this purpose a properly qualified official should be appointed to replace the sergeant at present resident in the city, and a sufficient sum should be allotted to provide for the expenses of the Civil Administration.
I am, &c.,
Sir E. Satow, K.C.M.G.,
&c., &c., &c:
LANSDOWNE.
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No. 56.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to COMMISSIONER SIR A. DORWARD. [Copy to Treasury, October 3, 1901. LE]
(No. 29.)
SIB,
War Office, May 1.
[Answered by Nos, 74 and 116.]
Downing Street, October 3, 1901.
I HAVE the honour to transmit to you, with reference to your letter, No. 631a, of the 12th February last, to the Under-Secre- tary of State for War, a copy of correspondencet with the War Office and the Treasury, on the subject of the proposal to make the British dollar legal tender at Wei-Hai-Wei.
Colonial Office to Treasury, May 9. Colonial Office to War Office, May 9, Treasury, May 28.
To Treasury, August 23.
2. You will observe, from the enclosed correspondence, that the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury have approved of an Ordinance being enacted to make the British dollar legal tender at Wei-Hai-Wei on equal terms with the Mexican dollar, provided that you have first obtained the concurrence of the Governor of Shantung as regards the walled city of Wei-Hai-Wei.
3. The draft Ordinance enclosed‡ has been agreed to by their Lordships; and subject to the fulfilment of the condition referred to in the preceding paragraph of this letter, you should proceed to publish the Ordinance in due form.
4. I have to request that section 4 of the draft Ordinance may be so filled in as
to give at least three months' notice of the change, from the date of publication of the Ordinance.
5. I shall be glad to have an opportunity of considering your views as to the supply of subsidiary coin to the Dependency.
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SIR,
No. 57.
I have, &c.,
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to GOVERNOR SIR H. A. BLAKE (HONG-KONG). (No. 333.)
Downing Street, October 3, 1901. WITH reference to my despatch, No. 366, of the 22nd November last,§ I have the honour to inform you that after further correspondence with the Commissioner at Wei-Hai-Wei and the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, it has been decided that the Commissioner shall, by Ordinance, declare the British dollar legal tender at Wei-Hai-Wei on equal terms with the Mexican dollar, subject to his first obtaining the consent of the Chinese authorities to steps being taken to ensure its free acceptance in the walled city of Wei-Hai-Wei.
I have, &c.,
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SIR;
No. 58.
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to COMMISSIONER SIR A. F. DORWARD. [Answered by No. 75.] (Confidential.)
Downing Street, October 9, 1901.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 13, of the Colonial Office to Foreign Office,
16th July last, urging the abolition of Chinese September 27.
jurisdiction in the walled city of Wei-hai-wei, and to enclose a copy of correspondence¶ with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs upon the subject.
I have, &c.,
Foreign Office to Colonial Office, October 3.
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
• No. 54.
↑ Nos. 16, 18. 19. 21, und 45.
I No. 49.
Enclosure in No. 15.
¶ Nog. 54 and 55.
§ No. 72 in Eastern No. 72.
• Enclosure in No. 16.