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put forward in previous dospatches and remoranda.
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have the honour to refer you spoolally to the memorandu
by Kr. Bourse enslosed in Sir H, de Beusvaror' despatch
No.4 of Blat January, 1911; to Mr. Fraser 's despatch
No.51 of 18th March, 1911 copy of which was enclosed in
my Bo.338 of 18th May, 1811, and to Mr. Bourne's dee-
patch No.37 of 27th Bostember, 1911, which was forwarded
wider rlying seal through this Legation. In the coOUPSB
of those communicatione it was pointed out that the
special safeguards recognised as ne osseary for the due
protection and control of British sozipanies in China,
such as a majority of British directora and tho like,
could only be carried out efficiently in the place where
the remote, directors, and business of the company were
situated, and that in order to avoid the omberrasgaont
of divided authority, the Registrar should be an Daporial
officer under the orders of His Majesty's Minister.
tention was draw to the confusion likely to ensue 1o
the experiment wom tried of mixing us English and Hong**
kóng law in logislating for châna companies. Finally in
regard
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