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£600.

(44956 /15).

would be thrown upon them. Sir E. Fraser's proposals

framed on the above-mentioned basis of calculation,

provided for the re-organisation of the staff of the

Consulate with appropriate distribution of the monet-

ary contribution of the Hong Kong Government among

the officials on whom the new duties of Registrar and

Deputy-Registrar would fall. In this memorandun the

contribution from the Hong Kong Goverment, in lieu

of their stationing an official at Shanghai and in

return for all the fees received under the proposed

China Companies Order in Council (Article lo), was

estimated at about six hundred pounds per annun.

Sir E. Fraser's suggestions as to the actual

allocation of the new work at the outset have not been

accepted in the meantime, as, after due consideration

it was considered preferable to send an official from

the Inland Revenue to Shanghai for a year or possibly

longer to train the Consular officers, who will sub-

sequently undertake the work, in the methods and

practice

. .