CO129-513-5 Coastal and river trade- prevention of smuggling and illicit trading 15-10-1928 - 14-12-1929 — Page 102

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Mr.

Caine

15/5

Mr. Saur

Mr.

Mr. Bottomley.

Sir E. Harding.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Sir G. Grindle.

Sir C. Davis.

Sir S. Wilson.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore.

Lord. Lovat.

Mr. Amery.

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SM

Room 63

DRAFT.

Sir,

62727/29.

H.K.

101

R 25GAY 02844

12

Downing Street,

28

May, 1929.

HONG KONG.

Confidential.

Govr.

(10)

With reference to my

Confidential despatch of the 4th

of February, on the subject of the

proposed legislation to provide

for the issue of licences to

British ships to trade on Chinese

inland waters, I have etc. to

inform you that I approve the

introduction of the draft Bill

A

copy

as

enclosed in your Confidential

November

despatch of the 1st of October,

of which

54

~52727

1928.

2.

Bot

Copy No.8 and this to

F.O. and Admty. lff. ref. No.11.

lf. T/re. No.8.

Copy this to B/T/r.

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al

advised

the

Bu

I observe that, although

draftell fails to deal

with the the Bill provides that vessels

shall