CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907 — Page 124

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for this purpose. Xy reason in tro-fold. atrengthen his control of their management; and secondly, 1b should ausist in renowing opposition on the part of the ¿rovincial Transury. Failing this plan, I can conceive of only one ether, namely that the Central Government categorically insists upon the acceptance and proper nzietenance of the ships by the Provincial Government. At the same time, knowing how alonder is the centrol of the Imperial over a Provincial Government, I hesitate to think that this latter plan holds out much promise of success, Thile, for the reasons which I have already given, I conuider the former preferable. In ary event it will be Bateboary for the Inspector General to make tha Commissioner clearly understand that hạ đa eqvebad to not

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in furtherance of, and not olrosition to the scheme which kas raneived the spiroval of his Majesty's Government so the Wai Yu Fu.

I have the honour to be.

Tour most obedient,

huabla Qaryant,

(Signed)

R.7. Mansfield

Consul-General.