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4. I am also to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th ultimo, stating that Colonel Dorward has been directed to discuss his proposals for the civil administration of Wei-hai Wei with Sir F. Swettenham, and to continue any existing arrangements for military police on Leu-Kung-tau until a civil police is formed."
I am, &o.,
C. P. LUCAS.
Hk. Tie,
Cu.
No.
Description,
13428.
1
Tower, lantern, and light, delivered in Shanghai, £1,040,
Hk. Tle. 6.72.
6,988
Foundations and erection of tower
200
***
150
3
Transport
...
4
5
Storehouse for oil and lighthouse stores, built in similar style
to the keeper's hut. Sundries
500
161
Total, Haikwan Taels
8,000
8 888 %
No. 35.
00
COLONIAL OFFICE to ADMIRALTY,
[Answered by No. 48.]
20
SIR,
00
NOTE. No amount has been included in the above for the services of the Engineer's Staff, or fo those of the Revenue steamers.
Submitted,
J. REGINALD HARDING,
Engineer-in-Chief.
Engineer's Office, Shanghai,
April 17, 1899.
SIR,
(Wei-hai-wei 18/2.)
Enclosure 3 in No. 33.
War Office, London, S.W., April 23, 1900. I AM directed by the Secretary of State for War to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th December, 1899 (M. 14091) and 26th January, 1900 (M. 15154), respecting the maintenance of lights at the entrance to the harbour of Wei-hai-wei.
As Their Lordships are aware, the Colonial Office has recently accepted the re- sponsibility for the Civil Administration of that station, and Lord Lansdowne there- fore presumes that the question of harbour lighting will now be one for that Department to deal with.
I have, &c.,
G. FLEETWOOD WILSON.
The Secretary to the Admiralty.
12707
No. 34.
COLONIAL OFFICE to WAR OFFICE.
Downing Street,
May 2, 1900.
SIR,
AM directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th ultimo, with reference to the appointment of Commander Gaunt, K.N., to undertake the duties of "cantonment magistrate" in Leu-Kung-tau.
2. In reply I am to request you to call the Marquess of Lansdowne's attention to paragraph 4 of the letter to the Admiralty, copy of which was inclosed in the letter from this Department of the 19th March last, and to paragraphs 5 and 6 of the letter from. this Department of the 28th of that month.
3. I am to point out that the administration of Wei-hai Wei has not yet been taken over by this Department, as Mr. Chamberlain must await the receipt of Sir Frank In the Swettenham's report before deciding what arrangements should be made. meanwhile, Mr. Chamberlain presumes that such expenses as are incurred in connection with the administration of the dependency will continue to be a charge upon Army Funds.
Downing Street, May 3, 1900. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to acknowledge the receipt on the 1st instant of your letter of the 27th ultimo,† forwarding copy of correspondence re- lating to the maintenance of lights at the entrance to the harbour of Wei-hai-wei.
2. I am to request you to inform the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that arrangements cannot be made for the assumption of the civil administration of Wei-hai- wei by this Department until Mr. Chamberlain has had an opportunity or considering the report which, as their Lordships were informed in the letter from this Department of the 19th March last, Sir Frank Swettenham has been directed to make after visiting the Dependency.
3. Until this Department has assumed the civil administration of Wei-hai-wei, the question of the incidence of the cost of maintaining the harbour lights must necessarily be postponed; but I am to ask that in the meanwhile existing arrangements may be, as far as possible continued.
14335.
No. 36.
I am,
&c.,
C. P. LUCAS.
SIR C. MACDONALD (PRKING) to the MARQUESS OF SALISBURY. (Sent 8.30 p.m., received 8 a.m., May 9, 1900.)
(Paraphrase.)
TELEGRAM.
No. 54. Having received a complaint from the Yamên that the British Commis- sioners at Wei-hai-wei were proceeding with the delimitation without the Chinese Commissioners, I telegraphed to the Commissioner to enquire into the facts. I have just received the following reply: :-
"The camps of the British Boundary Commission were attacked at two places on the 5th and 6th instant. Penrose and four men were wounded; 30 Chinese were killed."
Since May 2nd the Chinese Commissioners had refused to work, owing to threatened disturbances. The British Commissioners therefore proceeded without
them.
On May 4th the Governor telegraphed, refusing to recognize the boundary so delimited, and disclaiming responsibility for the disturbances. As any delay would encourage further opposition, I have refused to stop the demarcation.
I strongly suspect that the Chinese Commissioners were implicated. It is certain that before starting they held secret meetings with the local headmen in the City of Wei-hai-wei.
A similar telegram has been sent to the Admiral on the China Station.
• No. 31.
↑ No. 22.
* No. 29.
• No. 32.
$855
† No. 33.
‡ No. 21.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O. 882
6 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
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