CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907 — Page 381

No.308.

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Poking.

1 May, 1907./

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RECE REG5 JUL 07

With reference to my despatch No.153 of March 30

regarding tinctoys to be taken by tho chinese Govern-

ment for the suppression of pirany in the Canton Delta,

I have the honour to report that I was informed at the

Vai Tu Pu on April 2 that the Revenue Coung11 (Shui #u

Ch'u) was prepared to provide the necessary funds, and

that r'ang Tajen, in his angaolty of Comptroller General

of the Revenue Council was consulting with his colleaguG

T'ich Liang upon this question,

In a siroo naraation with Tang Talon I

ingrnt that the sohome for a preventivo service under

cuatone control, and old for out of fund provided by

t.hn Resete Gounoll. shioh I have urged continually for

the past air months, had bean Pinally tender on.

and

At Tang TAjenin Bug7nation Inakan the wal Puat an

The Right Honourable

slr Edward Grey part...

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