CO129-289 - Individuals - 1898 — Page 377

Inferial Govemment

and the Eastern Extension

Telegraph Comfary,

conferming

on

the

latter the exclusive

right of landing cables Hong Kong for acel

ni

munter of years.

certain

In reff Jam

tounform you that ly

am

greement entend with

by the Scaretung of State for the Colonies

and the Easter

Extension Telegrafte

the year 1893

369

Company it was frarded that the

Majesty's Govemment would not during

the next twenty-

five years lay no

Srant

be

да

nor

concession a

firmit to

any authority for laying any new

submanne cables connected

with Hong Kong (whether

competition with the

к

cables of the Confery or

not Junless such new

cables should in the

opinion of Her Majest

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