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Subject.

Page.

Herial:

From or to whom.

Despatch

Date,

No.

No., ko.

1903.

xix

Financial Year.

133

To Treasury

November 14

States that the Commissioner recom- mends that no change be made, at any rate next year.

135

142

Το

Commissioner Telegram

January 29

Lockbart.

Garrison of Northern China and Wei-hai-Wei.

134

War Office ...

Confi- dential.

December 10 Forwards, with remarks, Report of the Interdepartmental Committee; sug-

gests that a conference should be held to consider the question of the owner- ship of certain lands and buildings.

135

Commissioner Lock-

GO

hart.

October 27 (Roc. Dec. 12.)

Estimates for 1933–4. Submits, with observations

136

To War Office

***

Confi. dential.

Garrison of Northern China and Wei-hai-Wei.

December 10 Requests to be informed as to which of the officers and non-commissioned officers of the portion of the Chinese regiment to be disbanded will be re- tained; suggests discussion of the question of ownership to the lande referred to with a representative of the War Office instead of the appoint- ment of a formal Conference.

1903.

135

143

Treasury

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January 30

Subject

Page.

Visit to Tsingtau and Chinan, Points out that the administration of Government devolves upon the Senior Military Officer during absence of Commissioner; enquires date of leaving, duration of absence, and who will then probably be Senior Military Officer.

Estimates for 1908–4. Sanctions them generally, subject to

observations on certain details.

Wei-hai-Wei Garrison.

151

151

138

144

War Office ...

-

February 5

States that the allotment of four com- panies of the Chinese Regiment as a garrison has been approved.

152

Estimates 1903-4.

144

145

To Commissioner

4

February 7

Lockhart.

Sanctions the Estimates generally; conveys purport of the Treasury's criticism thereon.

152

146

To Treasury

February 7

Transmits copies of Nos. 102, 111, and 141; recommends that the Commis- sioner's proposals as to the police force be sanctioned.

153

Wei-hai-Wei Garrison.

Assumes, with reference to No. 144, 154

that the Senior Military Officer will be the Officer in command of the Chinese regiment, and enquires who that Officer will be and what will be his rank.

States that the Officer commanding will be the Senior Military Officer and not below the rank of major, and that for the present Major C. D. Bruce will comniard.

154

February 26

Acknowledges receipt of No. 148

155

Auditing of Public Accounts.

147

To War Office

137

To

Commissioner

1

January 2

Enquires what arrangements have been 145

February 11

Lockhart.

made, and suggests that the audit

should be carried out through the local auditor at Hong Kong,

148

Estimates for 1903-4.

War Office ...

February 21

138

To Treasury

January 3

Transmita, with observations, copy of 145

No. 135; asks that the estimates may be approved.

149

To War Office

139

Commissioner Lock-

hart.

GG

L

140

To Foreign Office...

-

December 8,

1902. (Reo. Jan. 17, 1903.)

January 21

Proposed Visit to Tsingtau and Chinan Requests approval

147

..

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130

Commissioner Lock-

hart.

7

January 22 (Rec. March 7.)

Transmita copy of No. 139, and proposes 147

to approve the visit.

Non-commissioned Officers of the Chinese

141

Commissioner Lock-

hart.

67

December 15, 1902.

(Rec. Jan. 22, 1903.)

Regiment for Police Duties. Transmita copy of correspondence with | 148

the Officer Commanding the troops respecting their transfer to the Civil Government.

151

Treasury

...

March 11

Fees paid by Chinese Prostitutes. States that Mr. Hare must have been under 8 misapprehension when writing his Report, as there is no special tax on brothels nor are pros. titutes charged fees for any police or other form of protection.

Estimates for 1908–4.

155

Asks for an expression of Mr. Chamber- 155

lain's views on the decision to retain

a portion of the Chinese Regiment before sanctioning the proposals for

the formation of a police force.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:

C.O. 882

6 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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Serial

From or to whom.

No.

Despatch No., La.

Date.

152

Commissioner Lock-

9

hart.

XX

1903.

Page

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