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Serial No.

Froni or to whom.

Despatch

Date.

No, ko.

Borisl

Subject.

Page.

From or to whom,

Despatch

No.

No, do,

Date.

1901.

1901.

J

44

To

Commissioner

26

35

War Office...

August 3

Military Arrangements. Describes revised arrangements made after consultation with the Admiralty.

August 23

Bir F. Dorward.

23

36

To Foreign Office...

August 9

Inclusion of the walled city of Wei-hai-

Wei in British jurisdiction. States that the Commissioner has asked whether anything is being done, and trusts that the question will not be lost sight of when an opportunity presents itself for pressing it.

Use of Chinese Regiment for Police duties.

23

4.5

To Treasury

37

War Office ...

August 10

Transmits copy of a letter to the Gene- ral Officer Commanding the troops, together with a copy of the reply re- ceived.

24

38

To Foreign Office...

August 12

39

To War Office

August 14

40

To Governor

August 23

Subject.

Page.

29

Regulations bringing Territory under British Jurisdiction.

Approves of the Regulations enclosed, in No. 28. States arrangement made with the Governor of Hong Kong and the Viceroy of Canton for the preven- tion of torture to criminals extradited from Hong Kong to Canton, and requests that an effort may be made -to induce the Governor of Shantung to enter into a similar agreement with regard to prisoners extradited from Wei-hai-Wei.

Draft Legal Tender (British Dollar) Ordinance. Transmite for concurrence draft of an

ordinance.

Civil Government of the island of Liukung tao.

29

46

Commissioner

Bir

11

A. Dorward.

June 22 (Rec. Aug. 26.)

Submits proposals

30

Magistrats for Mainland District.

27

47

Commissioner

Sir Telegram (Rec. Sept. 6.) | Concurs in the appointment of Mr. Hare

33

A. F. Dorward.

48

To Commisioner Telegram September 6

Sir A. F. Dorward.

Appoints Mr. Hare magistrate for the

Mainland district,

33

49

Commissioner

Str

13

A. F. Dorward.

27

July 16 (Rec. Sept. 10.)|

Chinos Jurisdiction in the walled city of Wei-hai-Wei, Urges that, for the reasons set forth, Immediate steps should be taken to secure ita abolition.

34

Draft Regulations placing Territory under British jurisdiction. Transmits copy of No. 28, and proposes to approve of the draft regulations, but to request Major-General Dor- ward to arrange with the Chinese Governor that a British Officer shall be present at the trial of any Chinese criminal given up to the Chinese authorities,

Military Arrangements. Requests, in reply to No. 35, that no further steps may be taken as regards the reduction of the Chinese Regi- ment antil Sir A. Dorward and the Governor of Hong Kong have been consulted in the matter.

Transmits copies of Nos. 35 and 39, and

requests views as to the suitability of the Chinese regiment for service in the Colony.

Transmita copiles of Nos. 35 and 39, and enquires what arrangemenite can be made for the establishment of a civil police for the mainland, and what would be the estimated cost.

Sir

Secret

August 16

H. A. Blake

(Hong Kong).

41

To Acting-Commia-

Becret

August 16

sioner Bir A. Dor- ward.

50

To Commissioner

27

Sir A. F. Dorward.

27

51

Treasury

26

28

52

To

Commissioner

28

Sir A. Dorward.

35

36

36

Magistrals for Mainland District. September 11 Confirms No. 48 sppointing Mr. Hare...

Draft Legal Tender Ordinance. Concurs in the draft of a Wei-hai-Wei Legal Tender Ordinance, and points out that no provision is made as re- garda snbeidiary coinage.

September 23

Civil Government of the island of Liukung tao.

September 26 Makes observations upon the proposals submitted in No. 46; asks that these may be reconsidered in connexion with No. 34, and a further report submitted.

September 26 Points out that the estimate of military and naval requirements upon which the Committee of Sites based their proposals must necessarily be modified by the decision as to future military arrangements at Wei-hai-Wei, and that although the Treasury might be asked to increase the grant in aid to carry out proposals in No. 46, they could not be asked to include a vote for the pur- pose in any supplementary estimate that may be proposed for 1901-02.

42

Foreign Office

Angust 17

Inclusion within British jurisdiction of the walled city of Wei-hai-Wei. States, in reply to No. 36, that His Majesty's Minister at Peking will be instrooted not to lose sight of the question.

53

Ditto

Secret

28

43

Ditto

August 19

Regulations bringing Territory under British Jurisdiction. Concurs in the proposal to approve the

Regulations.

28

37

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To Foreign Office...

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September 27

55

Foreign Office

October 3

56

To

Commissioner

29

October 3

Sir A. Dorward.

57

To Governor Sir H.

333

October 3

A. Blake (Hong Kong).

Bubject.

Chinese Jurisdiction in the walled city of Wei-hai-Wei. Transmits copy of No. 42, and enquires whether there is sufficient justifica- tion for requiring the comation of Chinese jurisdiction within the city; suggests as an alternative that the Chinese should remove the sergeant and replace him by a high grade military official, and that they should allot a sum to the expenses of the civil administration.

States that His Majesty's Government are precluded by the Convention of July 1, 1898, from ousting the local Chinese jurisdiction, and that His Majesty's Minister at Peking is being communicated with as to the ad- visability of opening negotiations for the surrender by arrangement with the Chinese Government, and trans- mits copy of the instructions sent to him.

Draft Legal Tender Ordinance. Transmits copies of correspondence relative to the proposal to make the British dollar legal tender at Wei-hai- Wei, and states that the Ordinance may be published subject to the con- ditions specified; requests views as to the supply of subsidiary coin to the Dependency.

Notifies that it has been decided that the Commisioner shall by Ordinance declare the British dollar legal tender at Wei-hai-Wei on equal terms with the Mexican dollar, subject to the consent of the Chinese authorities to steps being taken to ensure its free acceptance in the walled city of Wei-hai-Wei.

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