CO129-324 - Governor Nathan - 1904 [10-12] — Page 530

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Sir,

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- 25 JAN 05;

Government House,

Hongkong, 23rd. December, 1904.

I have the honour to inform Your Excellency

that I have been furnished by Mr.C.. Campbell, recently Acting Consul-General at Canton, with a copy of the Mercrandus drawn up

by Mr. P. 4. Tyler, Coast Jaspector of the Imperial Maritime Cus-

toms, on the subject of the removal of the artificial cbstructions

to navigation in the Canton River in accordance with Article V of

the British Commercisi Treaty with China of 1908. Copies of the

plans which accompanied the Memorandum were made in the Public

Works Department and have, I understand, been sent to you.

1 referred the scheme to the Assistant

Director of Public Works who has made some study of works Kindred

to those under consideration and I enclose copy of his report, to-

gether with copy of a letter from the China Association who have

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also had the scheme under their consideration. Your Excellency

will observe that both Mr. Boulton and the Association favourably

view Mr. Tyler's scheme as sufficient at any rate for the present

time.

ne

ath November 1901.

w the December 19ou.

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The Association make a further suggestion

for the removal of the Tai Mi Barrier and the dredging of the Sart

Flats and Sulphur Point, which works they consider come under the

heading of the Barbour Jmprovements referred to in Article V. I

am doubtful, however, whether such contention can be upheld.

I am of opinion that the scheme propounded

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by Mr. Tyler if carried out and I see no reason to doubt the

desire of the Chinese Authorities to hasten the completion of this

work will do much to improve the navigation of the river, and

Eritannic Majesty's Minister,

though

PEKING.