CO129-322 - Acting Governor May - 1904 [1-5] — Page 64

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which certain powers are pursuing in the South of China, not only by developing their inland shipping, but also by their increasing activity in promoting railways and other enterprise.

In this connection the Committee of the Chamber would venture to specially urge that when these two ports are opened, whatever the positions selected for the foreign settlements, may be, and the ports in which vessels will lie and where presumably the Imperial Maritime Customs will be established, in each case the whole of the town and its suburbs will be included in the Treaty Port. We consider it necessary to specially refer to this in order that we may not later on have to make representations as to the Likin free area such as has been recently forced upon us in connection with Canton and the action of the late Viceroy, who endeavoured to hamper foreign trade in that City by the enforcement of Likin on goods sold in Canton, on the plea that the City proper was outside the Likin free area.

Since we had the honour of meeting Your Excellency, considerable progress has been made by other Powers, notably the United States of America and Japan, with regard to their revised Commercial Treaties with China.

Among other changes which those Treaties, when ratified, will effect in our relations with the Chinese Government, we would beg to remind Your Excellency that, under the most favoured nation clause, many of the provisions in Article VIII of the Shanghai (Mackay) Treaty of 1902 become inoperative unless agreed to by all the other Treaty Powers.

In view of the conditions with regard to the internal taxation which we understand are to be arranged for under the new Treaties with China now being negotiated by Japan and the United States of America it would appear that there is no probability of Article VIII of the Mackay Treaty being accepted by other Treaty Powers, and therefore that the opening of Maichow

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1- A 63 TOOY AMANDA Bid to welv alu disk stata skand 12 Andres J Ꭵ . 繁 wow set diise 1: الله وياه MJ 10 ac1 out Jour, tw midood Jugelli enatis draw 01 which certain powers are pursuing in the South of China, not only by developing their inland shipping, but also by their increasing activity in promoting railways and other enterprise. In this connection the Committee of the Chamber would venture to specially urge that when these two ports are opened, whatever the positions selected for the foreign settlements, may be, and the ports in which vessels will lie and where presumably the Imperial Maritime Customs will be established, in each case the whole of the town and its suburbs will be included in the Treaty Port. We consider it necessary to specially refer to this in order that we may not later on have to make representations as to the Likin free area such as has been recently forced upon us in connection with Canton and the action of the late Viceroy, who endeavoured to hamper foreign trade in that City by the enforcement of Likin on goods sold in Canton, on the plea that the City proper was outside the Likin free area. Since we had the honour of meeting Your Excellency, considerable progress has been made by other Powers, notably the United States of America and Japan, with regard to their revised Commercial Treaties with China. Among other changes which those Treaties, when ratified, will effect in our relations with the Chinese Government, we would beg to remind Your Excellency that, under the most favoured nation clause, many of the provisions in Article VIII of the Shanghai (Mackay) Treaty of 1902 become inoperative unless agreed to by all the other Treaty Powers. In view of the conditions with regard to the internal taxation which we understand are to be arranged for under the new Treaties with China now being negotiated by Japan and the United States of America it would appear that there is no probability of Article VIII of the Mackay Treaty being accepted by other Treaty Powers, and therefore that the opening of Maichow 18

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་་ 1- A 63 TOOY AMANDA Bid to welv alu disk stata skand 12 Andres J Ꭵ . 繁 wow set diise 1: الله وياه MJ 10 ac1 out Jour, tw midood Jugelli enatis draw 01 which certain powers are pursuing in the South of China, not only by developing their inland shipping, but also by their increasing activity in promoting railways and other enterprise. In this connection the Committee of the Chamber would venture to specially urge that when these two ports are opened, whatever the positions selected for the foreign set- tiements, may be, and the ports in which vessels will lie and where presurably the leperial Maritime Customs will be establish- ed, in each case the whole of the town and its suburbs will be included in the Treaty Fort. We consider it necessary to special- ly refer to this in order that we may not later on have to make representations as to the lekin free area such as has been recent- ly forced upon us in connection with Canton and the action of the iste Viceroy, who endeavoured to hamper foreign trade in that City by the enforcement of lekin on goods sold in Canton, on the plea that the City proper was outside the lekin free area. Since we had the honour of meeting Your Excellency, considerable progress has been made by other Fowers, notably the united States of America and Japan, with regard to their revised Commercial Treaties with China. Among other changes which those Treaties, when ratified, will effect in our relations with the Chinese Government, we would beg to remind Your Excellency that, under the most favoured nation clause, many of the provisions in Article VIII of the Shanghai (Mackay) Treaty of 1902 becore in- operative unless agreed to by all the other Treaty Fowers. in view of the conditions with regard to the internal taxation which we understand are to be arranged for under the new Treaties with China now being negotiated by Japan and the United States of America it would appear that there is no probability of Article Vlll of the Mackay Treaty being accepted by other Treaty Fowers, and therefore that the opening of Maichow 18

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which certain powers are pursuing in the South of China, not only by developing their inland shipping, but also by their increasing activity in promoting railways and other enterprise.

In this connection the Committee of the

Chamber would venture to specially urge that when these two ports are opened, whatever the positions selected for the foreign set- tiements, may be, and the ports in which vessels will lie and where presurably the leperial Maritime Customs will be establish- ed, in each case the whole of the town and its suburbs will be included in the Treaty Fort. We consider it necessary to special- ly refer to this in order that we may not later on have to make representations as to the lekin free area such as has been recent- ly forced upon us in connection with Canton and the action of the iste Viceroy, who endeavoured to hamper foreign trade in that City by the enforcement of lekin on goods sold in Canton, on the plea that the City proper was outside the lekin free area.

Since we had the honour of meeting Your Excellency, considerable progress has been made by other Fowers, notably the united States of America and Japan, with regard to their revised Commercial Treaties with China.

Among other changes which those Treaties, when ratified, will effect in our relations with the Chinese Government, we would beg to remind Your Excellency that, under the most favoured nation clause, many of the provisions in Article VIII of the Shanghai (Mackay) Treaty of 1902 becore in- operative unless agreed to by all the other Treaty Fowers.

in view of the conditions with regard to the internal taxation which we understand are to be arranged for under the new Treaties with China now being negotiated by Japan and the United States of America it would appear that there is no probability of Article Vlll of the Mackay Treaty being accepted by other Treaty Fowers, and therefore that the opening of Maichow

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