CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920 — Page 16

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Ho. 47/20.

BHALŪNAI,

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You have asked me to advise you sa to the utterề touched on by air meginald stubbs, the Governor of Kangkằng, in his despatch to R,M. Kinister Zeking of the 22nd-Aprik last, and of which his úxoellenoy went you a copy,” in whit

it is proposed that the enforcement of the China

Amendment Order in Downɑil 1919 muy be postponed.

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Hie Rixoellenay's attention dees/uppeaz to been drawn to the Colonial recorda in regard to the i inadequacy of control over Companies incorporated in

kong but carrying on business outside the Colony, even

genuinely dritish controlleu enterprises, which they

frequently were not: the difficulty which led to the Bild

ing of a Conference at the Foreign Office in 1913 between I

the Departments concerned,

The effects of the conclusions then arrived að

are, for the most part, embodied in the China (Companies).

Order in Cowe11 1918, and the Hongkong Companies Ordinul

1915.

It was decided at the Conference referred to

thut atapa were to be taken to insure that Companies enjop="

ing äzitish protection in Chins should in future be really

British in ghazuoter, and unter effective British juris-

[diction.

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Sir John Jordan, Jis Havilland de DAUDAICA, And

you yourself attended the Conference nu representing Brisisä

intezente în dhima; and a glemt zenue of the imate which,

Með ¿runez, 2.0.4.2.,

Mis Majesty's Donaul-deneral,

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