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KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN

West River by chains of hills. Following the Convention of delimitation signed on the 16th of November, 1899, between Marshal Sou and Admiral Courrejolles, the territory of Kouang-tcheou-wan was placed under the authority of the Governor-General of Indo-China. It was divided into three circumscriptions. The superior administration of the territory is directed by a first class administrator in the civil service of Indo-China, assisted by three deputy administrators, each taking charge of one circumscription, residing at Tche-kam, Po-teou and Nao Tcheou. Each circumscription is divided into districts administered by the native authorities (Kong-hü). The chief place of the territory is the new town of Ma Tché, which is at the entrance of the interior port. The village of Fort Bayard, on the right bank of the river Ma Tché, contains important military installations, and on the left bank is the commercial port, with the establishments of the civil administration and the special offices.

Kouang-tcheou-wan is a free port in which all commercial operations can be carried on without paying any duty. A regular bi-monthly line of steamers join Kouang-tcheou- wan to Haiphong and Hongkong, calling at Pakhoi and Hoihow. Eight steamers of French-Chinese companies counect Kouang-tcheou-wan with Hongkong, and another steamer makes the service between Kouang-tcheou-wan, Macao and Canton. Com- merce has already largely extended since the steamers entered this port in communica- tion with the exterior ports, and it is expected to develop on a large scale. The Chinese population of the territory is about 189,000, and the superficial area is 84,244 hectares, containing 1,233 villages.

DIRECTORY

ADMINISTRATION SUPÉRIEURE Gouverneur de 3e cl. des Colonies chargé de l'Administration du territoire de Kouang-Tcheou-Wan--Fernand Gautret,

Administrateur adjoint á l'Admn, en chef İ

--Dupont

CABINET Secrétaire particulier--Fauconnier Comptable-Boyer

lere. Circonscription-(Tché Kam) Administrateur Adjoint-- Metaireau Commis.-Guenon

ze. Circonscription (Po-Tao) Administrateur Adjoint-E. Broni

3e. Circonscription--(Ile Nao Tcheou) Administrateur Adjoint-Vaugeois

JUSTICE

Juge de Paix à Compétence Etendue

-Dumont

Greflier- Fauconnier

Huissier-Brossard

TRÉSOR

Percepteur Receveur-Lacaze

GARDE INDIGÈNE

Inspecteur Commandant la brigade

Chaigneau

Gardes principaux-Brossard, Malberti, |

Service de Santé

HÔPITAL-Dr. Damond, médecin Major de ler. cl, des troupes coloniales à Fort Bayard

ECOLE FRANCO-CHINOISE

Directeur-Roudet

POSTES ET TÉLÉGRAPHES Receveur Bienvenu

AGRICULTURE

Chef du service-Decker

TRAVAUX PUBLICS

Chef du service-Hamon Marine-Chalaupe Gourlaonen Vedette-"Daniel Lacoste

COMMANDANt Supérieur des TroupES CapitaineCt.d'Armes-CapitainAmelineau Chef du Service Sanitaire-Dr. Damond

MISSION CATHOLIQUE

Aumonier des Troupes—M.F. Laurent, Fort

Bayard

Missionnaires

Le Talliandier, Ko-chow

Baldit,

Rault,

do.

do.

Zimmermann, Loui-chow Cellard,

| E. Ginty, Shek-shing

do.

COMMERÇANTS

Duffort, Martini, Grazini, Vinay, Léon- Chaix, Champesteve, Marty, Charles et ardon, Casal, Didier, Burtire

Cie, Baudet, Piry, Rongeaud

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