CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 541

the establishment of a Garment not issue in Hong Kong, until some

experience had been

gained of the working of the Government issue

in the Straits Settlements.

But rather than

instead

of continuing

the special arrangement

Hong Kong had

with the

the

Shanghai Bank, where

it would be in difficulties, it was decided

with their Lordships'

approval

to allow the

Mercantile Bank of

India, Ltd, to issue

notes

under the conditions

laid down

in the despatch to the Governor.

COPY

NOT FOR USE OF

EASTERN

No.

COLONY

tel.

L

899

are

vious Paper.

sequent Paper.

HONG KONG

No. 9336

DESPATCH.

0.5539

9356

&

14 APR

(Subject.)

Extention of Boundaries

I have been led to understand Customs

officers

can (exercise?) their functions in territorial waters of colony pending removal:

(Minutes.)

This is an

telegram on

90671

from

the

J Robertson

of the firm of ... causing troublesome

the Jaw

questions of the

kind.

I table in that connection

questions have been

exercising my mind

as the

Chinese

and

the telegram from Sir R. Hart.