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New Settlement at Hong-Kong. Encloses Regulations for trans-

mission to Hong-Kong.

Enclosure No.1 in Mr.Mansfield's No.61 of July 18th.,1898.

Sir:-

Viceroy T'an to Mr. Mansfield.

Kuang Hsu 24 y.5.m.27 d.

July 15th.,1898.

Some days ago, I had the honour to receive your

despatch with regard to the Settlement at Hong-Kong in which you asked me to depute an Officer to discuss matters with you. I have accordingly, as a first measure, drawn up Regulations in eleven clauses on the lines of the despatch received from the Tsungli Yamen, and I have entrusted the ma- nagement of this matter to my Foreign Deputy, Wang Ts'un-shan, a Taotai en disponibilité for Kuangtung.

I have therefore the honour to request you to

transmit the Regulations to H.E. the Governor of Hong-Kong.

If, after perusal thereof, he finds he can ar- range matters in accordance with these Regulations, I will,at an early date, despatch an Official to Hong-Kong to determine the boundaries.

I have,&c.,

(Seal of Viceroy.)

Enclosed is a copy of the Regulations.

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(sd.)G.D.Pitzipios,

(Translator)