CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12] — Page 580

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ireas H.K. 32262

573

Downing Street,

28

October, 1910.

DRAFT.

WETHAIVET

CONFIDENTIAL

Commissioner

30858/09

SIR J.H. STEWART LOCIDIANT,

MINUTE. ac.

Mr.

20/4127/10

Mr.

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9 Having 27/10/

Mr. Fiddes.

Mr. Just.

Mr. Cox.

Sir C. Lucas.

Sir F. Hopwood.

Col. Seely.

Lord Crewe.

Treas

20 Oct.

32262

sir,

With reference to my confidential.

despatch of the 23rd of September 1909 I

K.C..G. have the honour to inform you that &c.

as the result of further correspondence

between the Colonial Office and the

Treasury, it has been arranged that es from

the 1st of January 1911 the Government of

liong Kong will be relieved of all financial

responsibility for the maintenance of the

Postal Agencies in China (inclucing that

st Beihaiwei).

I enclose for your information

a copy of a letter from the Treasury

indicating the arrangements which it is

proposed to make for the future control

of the Agencies.

I have, cbc.

th

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