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of consideration.

I have the honour to be,

Sir Your Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

Mack

Major General, Administering the Go-

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ENCLOSURE

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REC?

No.71.

H.B.M's Consulate.

Canton, 8th. August, 1898.

Sir,

I have the honour to place before you, for the

information of His Excellency the Officer Administering the

Government the following facts

In December last year an English speaking Chi-

nese in Canton, Mr. Sit Ming Cook, registered under the Companies

Ordinance the Wan Kee Shipping Company Limited" with himself

as General Manager. This Company runs steamlaunches on the in-

land waters and has its headquarters in Canton. It has hither-

to used the Chinese Flag but proposes, I understand, so soon as

the Inland Water Regulations are in force, to fly the British

Flag on its launches. My predecessor, Consul Brenan, having been

notified that the Company was British gave it on one occasion

some assistance which proved of great use.

Encouraged by this, on the 1st.of June last Mr.

Sit Ming Cook registered a new Company, the Canton Wharf and

Godown Company Limited" with a capital of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).On the 30th. July was next registered the "Canton

Ngai Sun Engineering and Shipbuilding Company Limited" with a

capital

The Honourable

The Colonial Secretary,

HONG KONG