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
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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 ...
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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...
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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.
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Commissioner Lock-
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1903.
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