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(33634/11).

operated by them and a royalty on messages.

The

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question of such payments by the Telegraph Company to

the Colonial Government is, however, not a matter within

the province of this Department.

If the Secretary of State for the Colonies con-

siders that a satisfactory solution could be found in

the above compromise, Sir E. Grey will be prepared to

send the necessary instructions to Sir J. Jordan with

a view to his obtaining its acceptance by the Chinese

Government in so far as it concerns them.

With reference to the second paragraph of your

letter, I am to express regret that owing to inadvert-

ence your Department was not consulted in connexion with

the renewal in 1904 of the agreements of the Kastern

Extension and Great Northern Telegraph Companies with

the Chinese Government.

1 £10,

sir,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

Fr Campbel