CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12] — Page 422

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compensation in a case of this kind, is the only means of
bringing home to the local Chinese Officials a sense of
their responsibility, and of punishing the population which
either furnishes with recruits the piratical bands that
commit these outrages, or aids or abets their operations by
neglecting, and even refusing, to disclose their identity
and haunts.

An indemnity extracted from the Chinese
Government means a fine imposed upon the Provincial
Officials, who are not slow to recover some portion of it
at any rate from the population in the district in which
the outrage has occurred.

For these reasons I would urge that His
Majesty's Government be moved to re-consider their decision
and to press for an indemnity in this case.

I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble servant,
A. MAY
Officer Administering the Government.

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417compensation in a case of this kind, is the only means ofbringing home to the local Chinese Officials a sense oftheir responsibility, and of punishing the population whicheither furnishes with recruits the piratical bands thatcommit these outrages, or aids or abets their operations byneglecting, and even refusing, to disclose their identityand haunts.An indemnity extracted from the ChineseGovernment means a fine imposed upon the ProvincialOfficials, who are not slow to recover some portion of itat any rate from the population in the district in whichthe outrage has occurred.3.For these reasons I would urge that HisMajesty's Government be moved to re-consider their decisionand to press for an indemnity in this case.I have the honour to be,My Lord,Your Lordship's most obedient,humble servant,A. MAYOfficer Administering the Government.

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!417compensation in a case of this kind, is the only means ofbringing home to the local Chinese Officials a sense oftheir responsibility, and of punishing the population whicheither furnishes with recruits the piratical bands thatcommit these outrages, or aids or abets their operations byneglecting, and even refusing, to disclose their identityand haunts.An indemnity extracted from the ChineseGovernment means a fine imposed upon the ProvincialOfficials, who are not slow to recover some portion of itat any rate from the population in the district in whichthe outrage has occurred.3.For these reasons I would urge that HisMajesty's Government be moved to re-consider their decisionand to press for an indemnity in this case.محمدI have the honour to be,My Lord,Your Lordship's most obedient,humble servant,AmayOfficer Administering the Government.

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compensation in a case of this kind, is the only means of

bringing home to the local Chinese Officials a sense of

their responsibility, and of punishing the population which

either furnishes with recruits the piratical bands that

commit these outrages, or aids or abets their operations by

neglecting, and even refusing, to disclose their identity

and haunts.

An indemnity extracted from the Chinese

Government means a fine imposed upon the Provincial

Officials, who are not slow to recover some portion of it

at any rate from the population in the district in which

the outrage has occurred.

For these reasons I would urge that His

Majesty's Government be moved to re-consider their decision

and to press for an indemnity in this case.

محمد

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble servant,

Amay

Officer Administering the Government.

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