CO129-323 - Acting Governor May Governor Nathan - 1904 [6-7] — Page 228

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Your telegram of 5th inst. The Consul General interviewed the Viceroy on the 11th of July and promised that if Hongkong were recognised as a sort of embarkation for Swatow and the neighbourhood the $7/3 fee should be paid on foreign emigrants and a Chinese Inspector would be allowed to inspect emigration camps and emigrant ships generally, though they would not be allowed to reside or function within the Colony.

The Viceroy replied that he had instructions from London not to permit emigration to South Africa except from Treaty Ports, and complained also that Peking had not supplied him with the regulations under Article Five of the Convention.

He declined to entertain any proposal that was at variance with the strict letter of the Convention.

I have advised the S African agents at Tientsin to send their ships north until a settlement is arrived at. I propose that steps should be taken to recognise the position of Hongkong as a sort of embarkation for South China and that it should be agreed that a European member of the staff of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs should be appointed by the Viceroy as Inspector of emigrants at one port for S.Africa.

If it is considered to be indispensable, there is no objection to an occasional visit of inspection from a Chinese official at Canton.

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Your telegram of 5th inst. The Consul General interviewed the Viceroy on the 11th of July and promised that if Hongkong were recognised as a sort of embarkation for Swatow and the neighbourhood the $7/3 fee should be paid on foreign emigrants and a Chinese Inspector would be allowed to inspect emigration camps and emigrant ships generally, though they would not be allowed to reside or function within the Colony. The Viceroy replied that he had instructions from London not to permit emigration to South Africa except from Treaty Ports, and complained also that Peking had not supplied him with the regulations under Article Five of the Convention. He declined to entertain any proposal that was at variance with the strict letter of the Convention. I have advised the S African agents at Tientsin to send their ships north until a settlement is arrived at. I propose that steps should be taken to recognise the position of Hongkong as a sort of embarkation for South China and that it should be agreed that a European member of the staff of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs should be appointed by the Viceroy as Inspector of emigrants at one port for S.Africa. If it is considered to be indispensable, there is no objection to an occasional visit of inspection from a Chinese official at Canton.
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rey grɔl to 3pern7970ð era pitzetelnická 1001110 entz

«rolejsyf TM 03

,, 28.KI soft10 Isime! bovisos

Faraphrase

C.A.C Honglong

0.

25066

227

Rec 12.25 p.m.

14.7.1904

Your telegram of 5th inst. The Consul

́eneral interviewed the Vice-

معة

Latit

1166

Iveno CAT

.dratent n28 to astrale). TUOY

no

bua tive to XII yed RG VONNOÎT $** Powsirxodni in teh dog a beatipoogt snev gnol anoli 11 tan. bealliq *s1 ak od „boontuodastea sut Las notnet 101 nottuÃïsḍas -onganl spend40 bas atnangban agterot no blaq nd bluore bau quso Muldergim. Joequel of sewolls ed biwow &103 ,vilentboineq eqida tnergims ad ton bluor marié du ONJ

.tnofot out. alati noitomut ne shleez of bewolis gowned cxt wwoltoușteak bar ed d^d? baliqon yonoOIV m071 ¿q9oxe solt?A dducă of motturgime siurtoq od ḍon son bad antde? tells oufs banisiqvoo bns,atroq yiSOIT To evit slołek Tebnu auoitsivyon add ditw mid bolIqqus moljnavroð end

roy on the 11th of July and promised that if Honglong were recornised

as

sort of embarkation for Santon and the neighbourhood the 7/3

fee should paid on forei n emigrants and a Chinese Inspectors would be allowed to inspect emigration came and emigrant ships merind

fcally, though they would not cea be allowed to reside or function

་་

within the Colony. The Viceroy replied that he had instructions from

London not to permit emigration to South Africa excent from Treaty

borts. and compained also that Feking had not suplied him with the

regulations under Article Five of the Convention.

a declined to entertain any prop a sal that was at variance

#ith

te strict letter of the Yon ention.

Jarit Imaoyorų vus atørane of bentIosb et -asvnoo edo 20 neštoľ tol*** edi diiv sonsttav ja Kaw

I have advised the S African agents at Tientsin to send their shins

north until a settlement is arrived at. 1 promone that steps should

Ja ainege nsof"** dituot erit healyba ova I Jascel)368 & Iling dorol aqide tiedð brez oð akstneit .38 BATITIS BI neist od aluoda aqata tanð suoqonq I -an to #roq BA ZH07 zmol to noldtsoq edit seingose1 03 baergs sd bluona 1 sait bas saldo hrob yot moltsdraď I-Iveal sdd to thate ent to redase nasɖoruï z denð sat yd bedologge ad bicore amodukű embðizað sakninu Tot ano no te ajnergini to rojosgeal as y@teoi▼

be taken to recognise the position of Hongkong as sort of embarvation

for South Thina and that it should be agreed that a Eurosean member

of the staff of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs should be donÝÐ

apointed by the Viceroy as Insector of emigrants at ons one for

S.Africa.

If it

arent

sideaneqs15ml we no

201sbianos al 4 11

Komori moltosqeni to, Jialt Ianolamgon of multostɗo on al .nojneo da Intolatu ucenino

is considered to be indispensable, there is no objection to

joccasional visit of insection from a Chinese official at Canton.

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