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Minutes of Meeting (the 3rd) held at the Tai tu Pu on Monday the 3rd September at 3 p.m.
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Present:-
**H.E. Tang Tantai and Dr. Wu, representing the Viceroy of Canton.**
Messrs. Tu Pao Ch'ang and Eng, Secretaries to the Tai Pu.
and
Mr. I.O.P. Bland, representing the British and Chinese Corporation Limited.
The Minutes of the last meeting were accepted as correct.
Discussion of article 9 of the Canton Viceroy's proposals was resumed, and continued at considerable length. H.E. Tang eventually expressed his willingness to modify his previous decision so far as to agree that after tender British goods should have preference at equal prices and that 5 per cent commission would be paid on all purchases of British goods.
Mr. Bland recapitulated the arguments already advanced and expressed the opinion that it would be useless to lay such a proposition before the directors of the Corporation. He further drew attention to the fact that the Chinese Government, which had hitherto put forward the viewpoint of the provincial authorities and gentry as a reason for modifying the terms of the Shanghai Banking Town agreement, was in the present instance endeavouring to impose conditions far more stringent than those desired by the Provincial Viceroy.
H.E. Tang Chao-Yi stated that the terms of the Shanghai...
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The Minutes of the last meeting were accepted as correct.
Tiscussion of article 9 of the Canton Viceroy's proposals was rosumed, and continued at considerable length. H.3. Tang eventually expressed his willingness to vodify his previous decision so far as to agree that after tender British goods should have preference at equal prices and that 5 per cent commission would be paid on all purchases
of Tritish goods.
Ar. bland recapitulated the arguments already advanced and expressed the opinion that it would be uselesa to lay such a proposition before the rectors of the Corporation. We further drew attention to the fact that the Chinese Government, which had hitherto put forward the viewp of the provincial authorities and gentry as a reason for modifying the terms of the hanghai anking Town groe- ment, was in the present instance endeavouring to imposË conditione far more stringent than those desired by the
Provincial Viceroy.
H.E. Tang Chao-Yi stated that the terms of the
Shanghai
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