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4) next invited. H.ms

13 come

here

us order

the

discuss

Theat

I might

& was,

matter witte kine.

Mn. Jamieson arrived today

I knew he would be, entirely in

OLA

favour of

the innovation.

Accordingly

today, he sent to H. Ms Minister at

Peking, a Cypher Telegram of which, with this permission, I enclose a

Paraphrase.

5. You will obnove that Inn Jamieson advocates,

a Loan other

Graup

Banks.

it would, of course,

the Loan should be issued through the

than by the Quintuple

If this can

be arranged

be preferable, stral

instrumentality

of

British Agente

+ Itrast

that, in vrei

of

the

British interest's

unvolved,

he found possible to

it may support strongly

suggestion -

In? Jamieson's

6. In conclusion, I would emphasize the

urgency of financial relief and assistance to the Kerangtung Well informed Climere,

administration

Government.

sympathetic to the Central Government,

that the present Administration

abbure me

of the Provnice is but one

degree better

than the Administration, under

Hon- Jan.

of Canton

Wu

The principple Officials

more

littte

are

a

wew,

Experienced,

in myy informante vrei,

Enci No 2

Long ng-

Ew

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Government House.

but command little more confidence or trust, especially in financial matters, than their immediate predecessors

in office, who were dismissed soon

after Lung Chai - Kwong become

Tu li.

9

OLMA

d on

informed

authoriting that the Revenue

good

the

of

only 1,500,000

1,500,000 dollars.

Provence is now only

a month, whilst the expenditure

tô

2, 400, 000 dollars a monthe,

deficit may, perhaps,

amounts

The

be exaggerated:

but the fact remains that the

Treasury

to Empty and that, unless immedialè

taken to rehabilitate the

are

stepas hole home & to reorganize the Sourees

of

Revenue, calamity in the form of The Troops, mutiny of Rebellion born

of

of another The discontent of

population at continued maladministration

must ensue

the Right Honourable

wi's V. than count 14.P.

couratiary of State for the Colonies.

I have the honour to be

Six

Your otnost obechent humble Servant

Domag

Jovernor