CO129-287 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 394

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4. They

cach

CALL

further of opinion that in

the nature of the busines

which is bring in fact carried on

by the Company

that no

Company must be looked

afg

hard & fast line could be

laid down as to the amount Buhih

interest which would entitle

Company to British protection.

4 Lord S. hat

of

accordingly authound

Sir C. MacDonald to instruct H. Mis

Consul at Canton that before according

protection to any (ompany registered

in Hongkong, he should satisfy keinselly

that a

majority of the shareholders

as well art

of the managing yourd

of Directors are British Subjects, & that

the

in the business is also british greater part of the Capital

employed

? omit

HFW.

5 I have to forit tut

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to you with ref. to the

4th pare of you Jesfall

wonder acht that I do

not considers that the

alove instructions, which

only intended to prohibic

the indireficentiate

protection of Chinese

subjects,

will necessitate

any amendment

of the

Registration Law in Houghen,

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