[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
C.O.
7
CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
No. 1.
2148
[September 25, 1903]
TREG 20 JAN 04
SECTION
(No. 290.) Sir,
The Marquess of Lansdowne to Sir E. Satow.
Foreign Office, September 25, 1903.
WITH reference to Consul-General Scott's despatches to you, Nos. 28 and 30 of the 12th and 17th August respectively, relating to the prohibition by the Viceroy of the export of cattle from Kuangsi, I request that you will furnish me with a Report on the events which have led up to the correspondence inclosed in Mr. Scott's despatches. No record appears to exist in this Department of the arrangement which Mr. Scott states, in a covering despatch to the Foreign Office, was made by the Chinese Government in April last in deference to the representations of His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, for allowing the export of cattle from Kuangsi.
You should, if it appears to you to be necessary, make representations on the subject to the Chinese Government.
I am, &c.
(Signed)
LANSDOWNE.
No. 2.
(No. 293.) Sir,
The Marquess of Lansdowne to Sir E. Satow.
Foreign Office, September 25, 1903.
WITH reference to Mr. Townley's despatch No. 267 of the 16th July last, reporting that the Viceroy of Nanking had refused permission to the China Flour Mills Company of Shanghae to export 100,000 piculs of flour to Japan or Vladivostock, I inclose copies of correspondence with the Board of Trade on the subject.*
The Board are of opinion that flour is either exportable free of duty under Rule 2 of the Rules of Trade attached to the Treaty of Tien-tsin or prohibited under Rule 5, section 3, but in view of the uncertainty of British rights in the matter, they consider that there is no objection to the suggestion for arranging a practical compromise (with the approval of the firm affected) by which the export of flour might be permitted on the payment of a small duty equivalent to, say, 5 per cent, ad valorem.
I have accordingly to instruct you to endeavour to effect an arrangement on the lines indicated above.
I am, &c.
(Signed)
LANSDOWNE.
* To Board of Trade, September 8; Board of Trade, September 19, 1903.
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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
C.O.
7
CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
No. 1.
2148
[September 250
TREG 20 JAN 04
SECTION
(No. 290.) Sir,
The Marquess of Lansdowne to Sir E. Satow.
Foreign Office, September 25, 1903. WITH reference to Consul-General Scott's despatches to you, Nos. 28 and 30 of the 12th and 17th August respectively, relating to the prohibition by the Viceroy of the export of cattle from Kuangsi, I request that you will furnish me with a Report on the events which have led up to the correspondence inclosed in Mr. Scott's despatches. No record appears to exist in this Department of the arrangement which Mr. Scott states, in a covering despatch to the Foreign Office, was made by the Chinese Govern- ment in April last in deference to the representations of His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, for allowing the export of cattle from Kuangsi.
You should, if it appears to you to be necessary, make representations on the subject to the Chinese Government.
I am, &c.
(Signed)
LANSDOWNE.
No. 2.
(No. 293.) Sir,
The Mrrquess of Lansdowne to Sir E. Satow.
Foreign Office, September 25, 1903. WITH reference to Mr. Townley's despatch No. 267 of the 16th July last, report- ing that the Viceroy of Nanking had refused permission to the China Flour Mills Company of Shanghae to export 100,000 piculs of flour to Japan or Vladivostock, I inclose copies of correspondence with the Board of Trade on the subject.*
The Board are of opinion that flour is either exportable free of duty under Rule 2 of the Rules of Trade attached to the Treaty of Tien-tsin or prohibited under Rule 5, section 3, but in view of the uncertainty of British rights in the matter, they consider that there is no objection to the suggestion for arranging a practical compromise (with the approval of the firm affected) by which the export of flour might be permitted on the payment of a small duty equivalent to, say, 5 per cent, ad valorem.
I have accordingly to instruct you to endeavour to effect an arrangement on the lines indicated above.
I am, &c. (Signed)
LANSDOWNE.
* To Board of Trade, September 8; Board of Trade, September 19, 1903.
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