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NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN.

Social Papers, 1898, at the time of the Anglo-

Chinese Convention of 1898, the Chinese

officials stationed within Kowloon City were,

with the exception of one civil officer, a

Deputy Magistrate, military officers, the head

of whom was the Colonel-in-Command. This

officer was the chief military officer in the district of San On (now known as Po On). He

was immediately subordinate to the Generat-in-

Command of all the land forces in the Province

of Kwang Tung. The Colonel's jurisdiction was

purely a military one, extending over the whole

district of San On and the islands adjacent

thereto.

7.

The garrison under the command of the

Colonel was maintained for the defence of the

district of San On and the adjacent islands.

The larger portion of the district and most of

the islands were leased to the British Govern-

ment. It was pointed out that, in these

circumstances, most of the soldiers then supposed to exist under the Colonel's command would be

disbanded or transferred elsewhere, whilst the

services of those retained would be required

not within but outside the territory referred

to in the Convention.

8. The only civil officer resident within the

City was a Deputy Magistrate.

According to

Mr. Lockhart's report he was appointed, not to

control the 200 civilians resident within the

City, who were really subject to the military,

but to exercise a somewhat extensive jurisdic- tion outside the City throughout a large portion of the newly-leased area.

9.

In Mr. Lockhart's view when that area had

been taken over there appeared to be no reason

why/