CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906 — Page 107

الدين اسرايلي

Τ add that where words such as

may

2

"Minister

and "British subject "appear in the interpretation Article of the Order in Council I have used them.

I have, &c.

(Signed)

H. W. DE SAUSMAREZ.

Inclosure 2 in No. 1,

[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]

AFFAIRS OF CHINA.

CONFIDENTIAL.

[32513]

No. 1.

Foreign Office to China Association.

103

[October 6 SECTION 13484A

BERIA NOV 06

Draft Regulations.

(DRAFT) King's Regulations made this

day of

in virtue of the powers conferred on me by Article 155 of "The China and Corea Order in Council, 1901."

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1.—().) WHEN, in the opinion of the Consul, any action by the Municipal Council is calculated to impair the friendly relations subsisting between His Majesty's Government or British subjects, on the one hand, and the Chinese Government or local authorities or Chinese subjects, on the other hand, he may by writing under his band-

(a.) Call upon the Municipal Council for an explanation of their action; (6.) Veto any such action on the part of the Municipal Council, either at once or after such explanation has been furnished to him.

The Municipal Council shall on such demand forthwith furnish to the Consul the required explanation, and, upon communication to them of the veto on their action, forthwith discontinue such action,

(2.) When the Consul has imposed a veto on any action of the Municipal Council he shall forthwith report the whole matter to the Minister, and the Municipal Council, if aggrieved by the action of the Consul, may appeal to the Minister.

(3.) The Minister may at any time revoke or vary the decision of the Consul, or nay take such action in the matter as to him seems desirable.

Pending the decision of the Minister the Municipal Council shall be bound by the veto imposed by the Consul.

2. The Municipal Council shall allow the Consul to inspect any documents they may have in their possession, and shall furnish him with a copy of such document as he may specify.

3. This Regulation shall apply to all British Municipal Councils established in China.

Sir,

Foreign Office, October 6, 1906. I AM directed by Secretary Sir Edward Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th ultimo, in which you suggest further action to provide against inter- ference with the administration of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs.

As you are aware, the effect of the Imperial Edict of the 9th May last has been to transfer the Customs administration from the Wai-wu Pu to the Board of Revenue. The change thus introduced is not necessarily more than one of form, and His Majesty's Government would have no valid ground for objecting to the Edict in the event of its having no other effect than this. Should it appear, however, that the change effected by the Edict is one not of form alone, but of substance, and that there is interference which prevents the Customs from being administered on the lines hitherto followed by Sir Robert Hart, His Majesty's Government may be relied upon promptly to take such action as may be possible and likely to be effective. His Majesty's Government would also then consider the question of securing the co-operation of other Powers in the representations which it might be necessary to make to the Chinese Government.

I am, &c.

F. A. CAMPBELL.

[2183 ƒ-13]

(Signed)

the

Peking,

Approved.

,

1900.

(Signature of Minister.)

(Signature of Secretary of State.)

This Regulation has been approved by His Majesty, and shall come into force ou

day of

2

1906.

(Signature of Minister.)