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Sabject.
Page.
Bubject.
Pago.
Serial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No., &c.
Date.
1906.
-
1908.
240
229
Governor Sir
Nathan.
M. Telegram (Rec. Mar. 24) | Reports arrival of Mr. Even to take charge of construction of British section and enquires whether he has been appointed on the terms proposed in the Consulting Engineers' letter of 25th January, and if instructions are being sent to him.
Crown Agents
April 11
350
Transmits copy of a telegram to the Governor together with copy of the confirming letter relative to the appointment of the officials referred to in No. 236.
358
241
Governor, Sir M.
Nathan.
Secret
March 23
359
(Rec. Apr. 21.)
230
Ditto
Telegram | (Reo. Mar. 26) | Reports that the Viceroy has received an Imperial Edict and has expressed his readiness to negotiate, and re- quests that Mr. Ross, and not Mr. Bland, may act for the Corporation so long as Mr. Scott remains Consul- General.
350
242
Foreign Office
364
231
The
British
tion, Limited.
and
Chinese Corpora-
(Rec. Mar. 26
and 27.)
350
243
Ditto
1
365
232
To Foreign Office...
Conti- dential.
March 26
Telegraphic correspondence with Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Company as to the employment of Mr. Bland instead of Mr. Roes to represent the Company.
Transmits copy of No. 226, and agrees that it will be unnecessary to consider Sir M. Nathan's recommendations for strong representations to the Chinese Government pending further inform- mation as to the Viceroy's attitude in the further negotiations.
351
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Tz Ti
Reference :-
C.O. 882
I
April 30
May 2
May 3
May 4
April 6 (Rec. May 5.)
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Enclosed copy of further correspondence, with his observations, showing pro- gress made in the negotiations.
Transmits copy of a letter from the British and Chinese Corporation stat- ing that Mr. Bland has been instructed to proceed to Canton, and copy of a telegram to Sir E. Satow so informing him.
Transmits copy of a note from the Chinese Minister enclosing a telegram from the Viceroy of Canton submit- ting the chief points proposed in the amended draft Agreement; proposes to inform the Minister that His Majesty's Government cannot discuss the proposals until they see them in extenso, and that such discussion in London would only cause confusion.
Transmits copy of No. 241 and requests to be furnished with a copy of the despatch from Sir E. Satow of March 3rd referred to.
Forwards copy of Bir E. Satow's despatch of March 3rd, 1906, report- ing negotiations and enclosing curre- spondence.
Encloses copies of further telegraphic correspondence, notes of an interview between Dr. G. E. Morrison and the Viceroy, minutes of third meeting between representatives of the Viceroy and of the Corporation, and note of an interview between the Governor and Mr. Bland.
Telegram (Reo. May 10) Transmite copy of a telegram addressed to Sir E. Satow describing the Chinese project for a line from Canton past Whampoa along the right bank of the East River, and suggesting that repre- sentations should be made to the Viceroy with a view to preventing such a breach of the preliminary Agreement for the Canton-Kowloon Railway.
May 12
Expresses fear that the reply proposed in No. 243 to the note from the Chinese Minister might lead the Chinese Government to hang the matter up, and suggests alternative reply.
Transmits copy of No. 247 and expresses opinion that steps should be taken to prevent the construction of the pro- posed line.
366
366
372
378
378
379
244
To Foreign Office...
233
To Crown Agents..
March 28
Transmita for remarks copies of Nos.
228 and 229,
351
245
Foreign Office
234
Crown Agents
March 29
351
Notifies, in reply to No. 233, selection of Mr. Eves and states that his instructions have been sent; the Con- sulting Engineers are fully alive to the importance of the early com- mencement of 'the work of piercing the Kowloon Hills.
246
Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
Secret
235
To Governor Sir M. Telegram
Nathan.
March 30
•
States in reply to No. 229 that Mr. Eves has been selected and that his instructions were sent by the mail of 16th March.
352
236
352
247
Ditto
Governor Sir M. Telegram (Rec. Apr. 2.) | States with reference to staff list
Nathan.
237
Foreign Office
April 4
enclosed in No. 210 that only a chief engineer, assistant engineer, and draughtsman will be required until the tunnel plant has been received.
Transmita copy of a despatch from His Majesty's Minister at Pakin reporting further negotiations and enclosing copies of further correspondence.
352
238
Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
Secret
March 9
(Rec. Apr. 7.)
Transmits copy of further correspond- ence relative to Loan and Working Agreement for the Canton-Kowloon Railway.
355
248
To Foreign Office...
May 12
239
To Governor Sir M.Telegram
Nathan.
April 7
Informs him that views expressed in 358
No. 230 have been communicated to
249
Ditto
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the Corporation who are anxious that Mr. Bland should negotiate through- out.
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