MO 48294
Sir Joseph Maclay for the reason already indicated in his letter of the 28th September last, bamely, the intimate connection between the Indian and Chinese trades.
The interlocking is
exemplified in the trade between Calcutta and the Straits and Hong Kong, which starting from Calcutta are purely Indian in character, around the Straits are in part Indian and in part Chinese, and towards Hong Kong and further North Berge into the Chinese trades. It is obviously undesirable for such a trade to be dealt with by two representatives, one at either end, and unity of control is in Sir Joseph Maclay's opinion essential to its being worked most economically and to the best advantage in the National interest.
Sir Joseph Maclay, therefore, regards it as of the first importance that the control of these tredes should be in the same hands, and wishes it to be clearly understood that although the headquarters of his Agent may be in India, there can be no question of the Agent being responsible to any authority other than this Ministry. It may be assumed that Colonel Thomson will, in
in dealing with the various traffic problems, which may arise, take an opportunity of consulting representatives of the various interests at all the important centres.
It is hoped that when the position is thus made clear to the Hong Kong Government there will be no further opposition to the scheme which has been designed as the most effective machine to secure that all tonnage available is utilised in the most
economical
economical way and that any surplus tonnage is without
delay diverted to meet more pressing needs.
I am,
sir,
Your obedient Servant,
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