Serial
Page.
From or to whom,
Despatch No., ko.
Ko.
Transmits copies of Nos. 290 and 293.383
Suggests that a member of the Intelli- gence Division should communicate personally with the Colonial Office regarding the preparation of the map.
304
Foreign Office
xxix
Date
Bubject.
1900.
March 3
Considers that the question of payment to the Chinese Government on ac- count of the public buildings taken over in the recently-acquired territory need not be raised, but if a claim is made the matter might be further considered.
Explains the manuer in which it is
proposed to meet the expenses in- curred in connection with the pur- chase of sugar mills.
Acknowledges receipt of No. 305
392
393
393
April 7 (Rec. May 7.)
States that the Order in Council enclosed in No. 291 was published on February
20.
394
Transmite despatch from the Vloeroy of 394
Canton relative to the question of giving. compensation to the Chinese Government for the value of the public buildings in the leased terri- tory.
295 Governor Sir H. A.
Blake.
Confi. dential.
Dec. 28, 1899 (Received February 5,
1900.)
Transmits rough estimate of the value of the buildings in the new territory evacuated by the Chinese Impérial Customs.
384
305
Governor Sir H. A.
Blake.
44
February 9 (Rec. Mar. 14.)
296
Ditto
Confi- dential.
January 4 (Rec. Feb. 3.)
Transmits statement of additional ex- 384
pense entailed on War Department funds consequent on the occupation of Sham Chun Valley.
306 To Governor Sir H. A... Blake.
76
March 16
257
Ditto
9
January 9 (Rec. Feb. 13.)
Reports on the working of the Local
Communities Ordinance, 1899. .
385
307 Governor Sir H. A.
Blake.
68
February 22 (Rec. Mar. 26.)
298 Admiralty ...
February 13
Considers that the foreshords of Mirs Bay and Deep Bay should be regarde.l as British, and that the Chinese Government should have no power to grant leases on any portion of them.
386
308 Acting
Gascoigne.
-
Governor
144
299
To Foreign Office ...
February 15
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
سلئ.
Transmits copy of No.296; states that as no expenditure was incurred by the Government of Hong Kong in con- sequence of the occupation of Sham Chun, beyond the cost of telegrams referred to, there will be no necessity to ask the Imperial Treasury for a refund.
386
309
To Foreign Office
May 28
Transmits copy of No. 308 and anumita terms of proposed reply to the Chinese Government.
395.
310 Foreign Office
June 4
Concurs in proposed reply to the Vice- roy of Canton suggested in No. 309,
395
300
Ditto
February 17
Transmits copy of No. 295, and pro- poses that no refund shall be made to the Chinese Government on account of the buildings taken over.
387
311
To Governor Sir H.
A. Blake.
178
June 8
Instructs him as to the reply to be given to the Viceroy of Canton's application regarding the public buildings in the leased territory.
396
301
Ditto
February 23 Transmits copy of No. 298; submits proposed instructions to the Governor. Enquires whether there is any ob jection to the publication of the map, referred to in No. 293, after it has been referred to the Colony for verifi- cation.
387
312 Governor Sir H. A.
Blake.
333
July 20 (Rəc. Aug. 20.)
Reports having ourried out the instruc-
tions in No. 311.
396
(Rough sketch facing paye 180.)
302 Foreign Office
February 27
Concurs in proposed communication to the Governor of Hong Kong sug- gested in No. 301; sees no objection to publication of the map after it has been verified at Hong Kong.
388
303
Ditto
March 2
Transmits copies of two further 388-
despatches from Her Majesty's Minister at Pekin relative to re- peated requests of the Chinese Government to resume jurisdiction in the city of Kowloon; it is not proposed to send any further reply to the Chinese Government,
686
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