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18
f
1. d.
December 31, 1911. Amount due as above for December..
Leas interest allowed at 4 per cent. as above
Less 4 per cent interest for 184 days on 18,9867. 78. 10d., being half of principal paid by June 30, 1911
Less commission on indemnity service for 1911 paid to Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
July to November instalments, five at 28,000
Total remittances to London
27,885 11 4
1,126 8 10
20,759 7
6
382 17 0
26,376 10 6
500 0 0
25 876 10 140,000 0 0
165,876 10 €
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No. 33.
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received March 20.)
(No. 97.) Sir,
WITH reference to my despatch No. 515 of the 27th December last, I have the
Peking, March 4, 1913. honour to report that six gentlemen have been chosen to represent the Chinese communities residing abroad in the Upper House of the New Parliament.
The electors assembled at Peking from a very wide area, including many portious of the British Empire, and I received a visit from one gentleman who appeared as the representative of his Chinese community in Melbourne. Although of Chinese parentage he was a British subject; he had practised at the Australian bar for ten years and had never before visited China. His constituents had evidently behaved with generosity in the provision of his travelling expenses, and he admitted that they were anxious to maintain their link with China, whilst they hoped that parliamentary representation would prove a lever for obtaining commercial privileges and for improving their status. I gathered indeed that on arrival he had hoped to be nominated for one of the seats, but he found that the visiting electors had been well canvassed by candidates who were earlier in the field.
The President has made an address to the overseas representatives, giving evidence of a far-seeing desire to draw closer the bonds between Peking and the wealthy Chinese communities which are to be found on the Pacific coasts, in Australia, the Straits Settlements, Hong Kong, Burma, and India.
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I have, &c.
J. N. JORDAN.
No. 34.
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received March 22.)
(No. 100.) Sir,
Peking, March 7, 1913. I HAVE the honour to report that I have received from the International Bankers' Commission their report for the quarter ended the 31st January last, in which they deal with the appropriations of customs revenue during that period. The report of the commission may be summarised as follows:—
The net revenue collected from the 31st October, 1912, to the 31st January, 1913, amounted to 9,935,293 taels, as against 10,507,935 taels collected during the previous quarter.
Payments of loan instalments, including both principal and interest, amounted to 6,789,732 taels. All instalments due up to the 31st January were paid off.
The sum of 10,273,682 taels was transferred to the indemnity account, leaving a balance in hand on the 31st January of 2,186,364 taels.
The exchange was fixed for indemnity instalments due daring November and December 1911, and the amounts were remitted by four of the banks. The balance remaining in the hands of the banks will permit of remittances being made on account of the January, February, March, and April instalments.
I have, &c.
J. N. JORDAN.
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