CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 243

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FROM

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1921

FOR CIRCULATION :—

Packin

Mr. Willighus.

Mr Chhing

Mr. Grindle

Sir H. Lambert

Sir I. Brad

Sir G. Fiddes

Mr. Wood

Mr. Churchill

Previous Paper

63668/19

Ansd. 28 Lept. 192ei

Subsequent Paper

{l (377908) We 4710/19 Gp. 103

40000 5-21 W&S Lud.

21.9

HONG KONG WEIHAIWEI

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SUBJECT

DATE

Auguse

242

40766

RE 16 UG?!

Establishment & development

& M Kong

• W0th Wee as free parts

Requests impon. re

purposes of Dangig Delegations

MINUTES

The fact that this king was to be a her Port is not specifically

states in the

Meaty of bission, Jour. 1821 or in the Comprimjung Beraty of Nankin, in Any., 18429 or in the Chartre of 1843.

Stong Kong, was declared to be a Mr. Port by Iis Mary Pottunger on 16 the 21: 42 (see or herearth) by virtue of his Commission as Chief

ruperintendent of

Irade, dated with Way, 1841. (vide voluare arrearth, f. 23). Jei thy. Pottinger's commissio as Guaruor bears date, 5th af. 1748 (@.11)

and but presumably whattoer be did in his capacity as Chief Inperintendent of Grade rrendeurs valis & did not Verquire dukequent comprimentify any rate I cannot trace to Brukequent comprmation of

at

The various treaties

"Pittingly's ongenal worldly I th

regard to the session of sungaise do not contain any reperiuce to its bras maintained as a the port. It was