CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905 — Page 116

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only discovered last autumn that this route had never been used, as it contained, and that all steaners had gone through the shorter, deeper, and safer Sailam Cha As it was immaterial to the Customs which channel was used as long as ele confined themselves to one route, Sir Robert Hart has sanctioned the substitut the Sailam Channel for the Kerr Channel in the revised Regulations.

I have also the honour to mention parenthetically that, for the convenien shipping via this route, the Customs have, after a year's consideration of the ques finally started to thoroughly survey the entrance at Wangmoon for the purpos erecting a light during the course of the year.

I have, &c.

(Sigued)

R. T. TEBBITI

idential.

tton of June il

June 10.

The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

-presents his compliments to the Under-Secretary of State,

and is directed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

to transmit, to be laid before the Secretary of State for

the Colonies

further section of confidential

correspondence, as marked in the margin.

Cordia Office July 21.1905

Foreign Office,

aus, 1905.

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