CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902 — Page 252

Yuan shih-kai, Governor of hantung,

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-27 MAR 22

To ir A. Dorward, Commissioner of Wel-nai-wei,

November 5th, 1901.

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of

your despatch informing me that you had received in-

structions from His Ijesty's Government to ask my

agreement to en addition being made to the existing

Regulation affecting the extradition of prisoners at

Wei-hai-wc1, whereby an officer might be deputed to

attend at the trial of any prisoner extredited, on

either side if the circumstances of the cage were

either suspicious or of great importance. (Tenerel

Dorward's despatch quoted in full). I have the

honour to inform you that I have given the matter

my careful attention and consider that such an

amendment would be in the interests of justice.

I therefore agree to an addition being made to the

Revised Regulations, in the sense suggested in your

des patch