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I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that a meeting of the reconstituted Vital Requirements Committee was held on the morning of the 5th. December, for the purpose of considering their present position and their future policy in the matter of the requisitioning of ships.

The question of procedure has been to a large extent settled in the Committee's and the Commodore's let- -ters of the 29th. November and the lat. December respective -ly. The Committee suggest that the procedure should be definitely as follows;- The Commodore will refer requeste for requisitioning to the Sub-Committee, who will consider the matter in conjunction with Mr. Cary; corresponding direct with the Commodore, The Sub-Committee will report their recommendations to Mr. Eakins, Mr. Anton, and Mr. Dodwell, who will form a quorum of the Commitee for the purpose. This quorun will use their discretion as regarde consulting the other members of the Committee, and their considered opinion will be reported to the Commodore through the Colonial Secretary. The Colonial Secretary or

the Assistant Colonial Secretary will, act as Chairman of the Committee, in which capacity he will keep the Government

informed of what transpires. The Commodore will supply the Governor with copies of has requests for requisitoning.

3.

The Commodore and Lieutenant C1 man have

asked the Committee to state the number of vessels now

remaining on the China Coast which in their opinion can be

spared for Imperial purposes, and they have suggested that

Mr. Claud Severn, C.M.G.,

Officer Administering the Government.

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