CO129-341 - Acting Governor May Governor Lugard - 1907 [7-10] — Page 368

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believe that unless the Nankin Viceroy is compelled to abandon

his proposed creation of a monopoly, similar causes for complain

will shortly arise in the provinces of the Two Kwang.

I have therefore the honour to request that

His Excellency the Governor will be good enough to give this

matter his consideration and trust that he will support the

Chamber in protesting against this proposed infringement of our

treaty rights and request the Right Honourable the Secretary of

State for the Colonies to represent the matter in this light to

the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

In support of our contention that the

establishment of the proposed monopoly is contrary to treaty I

would beg to refer to the following:-

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Article V of the British Treaty of Nankin

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"The Government of China having compelled the British

"Merchants trading at Canton to deal exclusively with

"certain Chinese merchants, called Hong merchants

*(or Co-Hong), who had been licensed by the Chinese

"Government for this purpose, the Emperor of China

"agrees to abolish that practice in future at all

*ports where Brivish merchants may reside, and to

"permit them to carry on their mercantile transactions

"with whatever persons they please; and His Imperial

"Majesty further agrees to pay to the British Govern-

ment the sum of three million of dollars, on

"account of debts due to British subjects by some of

"the said Hong Merchants, or C-Hong, who have become

*insolvent, and who owe very large sums of money to

"subjects of Her Britannic Majesty*.

Article X of same treaty:-

"His Majesty the Emperor of China agrees to establish

"at all the ports which are by Article II of this

"Treaty,

to be thrown open for the resort of British

Merchants