CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902 — Page 476

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27th October 1902.

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Mr. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.-I am aware of the difference in charge to which my hon. friend calls attention. It is in accordance with a well-established principle of the Telegraph Convention that adjoining countries like Russia and China, or Chica and British India, may make arrangements between themselves for Jower rates than those which Budi Hong-kong, as forming the terms of the special

are generally applicable geographically, part of Khirs, has been brought agreements regulating telegraphic rates between China Bad Russia on the one hand, and China and British India on the other. These and other charges have been under the consideration of the Colonial Office and Post Office, and hope that it may be possible to reduce the rate between this country and Hong-kong. I ought to add that the Great Northern Company does not possess a monopoly of landing rights in any British territory.

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