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From or to whom,
Despatch
Date.
Bubject.
No.
No., ko.
Page.
Berial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch
1
No., &o.
Date.
1900.
60
To Foreign Office...
Confi. dential.
1900.
October 9
72
Transmita, with observations, copy of Sir F. Swettenham's report (No. 52).
80
To Governor Sir H.
366
A. Blake.
61
To War Office
October 9
Ditto
81
**
62
To Treasury
October 9
Transmita, with observations, corres- pondence on the proposal that the British dollar should be made legal tender at Wei hai Wei, and on the transfer of the Administration of Wel hai wel to the Colonial Office.
84
73
War
Office to Treasury.
Subject.
Page.
November 22 States, in reply to No. 55, that the Com- missioner at Wei hai Wei will be naked, in the event of his being satis- fied that the British dollar will be received with sufficient freedom, to inue a Proclamation making both the Mexican and British dollara legal tender.
November 28 Transmita copy of No. 29, and of the Military Commissioner's reply there- to, on the subject of the pay of the civil police in Wei hai Wei and the provision for structural and sanitary works.
Forwards correspondence relative to the proposal to make the British dollar legal tender at Wei hai Wei, and directa him to issue a Proclamation to be issued constituting it legal ten- der together with the Mexican dollar, if he is fully satisfied that the British dollar will be freely accepted.
November 30 Returns, with observations, the Draft Order in Council for the exercise of the Queen's jurisdiction at Wei hal Wei.
December 6
Conours in the views expressed in No. 61 relative to the future administration, and in of opinion that the territory could be most properly governed by a Military or Naval Governor: con- siders that Colonel Dorward should be consulted as to the carrying out of of the arrangements proposed.
December 18 Acknowledges receipt of No. 76, and submits proposals in connection with the taking over of the Civil Admini- stration of Wei hai wel.
89
89
90
90
91
92
6
63
To Admiralty
October 9
Transmita copies of Nos. 52 and 61, and
requests observations.
84
74
War Office to Her
64
To Treasury
J
October 18
Transmits, with observations, copy of
No. 52.
November 28
85
Majesty's
missioner,
Com- Wei-
hai-wei.
65
Foreign Office
Confi. dential.
October 22
States views on various points dealt with by Sir F. Swettenham in his Report on the future Administration of Wei hai wei.
85
66
Admiralty...
November 5
86
75
To Foreign Office.....
Confi-
dential
67
Treasury
November 8
440
States, in reply to No. 63, that it has been definitely decided that the War Office should be responsible for the Administration of Wei bal Wel, and considers that the Naval Officer at Len-kung-tan should not be called upon to combine civil with naval duties.
Conours in the view that the Mexican dollar should be made legal tender in Wel hai Wei concurrently with the British dollar, and considers that s Proclamation by the Commissioner will be sufficient authority under present conditions.
76
War Office...
86
77
To War Office
68
To Admiralty
November 14
69
To Treasury
www.
November 16
Presumes that No. 66 refers to the mili- tary administration only, and that Admiralty will fall in with arrangements made.
States that the Secretary of State for War will be asked to forward a copy of No. 67 to the Commissioner sug- gesting that, if the British dollar would be accepted with sufficient freedom, a Proclamation should be isaned making it, with the Mexican dollar, legal tender.
87
any
87
78
War Office...
1901.
January 10
79
To Treasury
January 11
88
70
To War Office
November 16 Transmite copies of Nos. 59, 64, and 67, and requests that all correspondence may be forwarded to the Commis sioner, with instructions to issue a Proclamation if he is mtisfied that the British dollar will be accepted with sufficient freedom, constituting it legal tender together with the Mexican dollar.
71
Foreign Office
November 21
Transmita copy of a despatch to Bir E. 88
Batow, forwarding copies of Nos. 60
and 65, with instructions.
80
Dlito
January 18
6845
States rate of pay given to Colonel Dor- ward as Commissioner, and conours in the proposal to the Treasury, stated In No. 77.
Transmits copies of Nos. 33, 35, 76, and 77, and submits proposals on the sub- ject of the estimated revenue and expenditure for 1901-2.
Transmite copy of No. 78 respecting the pay of the Commissioner and suggests that it should be fixed at £1,150 a year, with an entertainment allowance of £200 a year, and £150 a year house allowance, to cease on proper quarters being ready for occupation.
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93
95
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Serial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch
Date.
No., 2o.
1901.
81
Treasury
...
x
Bubject.
January 22
Approves generally of the establishment proposed, and enquires what will be the estimated expenditure for the three months from the 1st instant, during which the Colonial Office will be responsible for the Civil Admini- stration.
Page
95
82
Ditto
...
January 24
Conours in proposals in No. 80...
96
...
83
To Treasury
January 29
96
84
To Major General
Dorward.
5
February 1
States, in reply to No. 81, that the total civil expenditure for the three months commencing from the 1st instant, will probably be very small, and suggests that it should be charged to Army Funds in the first instance.
Tranamita copies of Nos. 79, 80, 81, and 82; submits observations on the ex- penditure to be incurred on account of the Civil Administration of Wei hai wei, and calls for the exact figures of the expenditure for the first quarter of 1901, as soon as possible after March 31st.
97
85
Treasury
February 8
Conenrs in the proposal that the cost of the Administration of Wei hai wei for the current quarter should be borne by Army Funds,
98
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