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KOUANG-TCHEOU-WAN

beds will be found. The new French territory is only separated from the valley of the 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 joins Kouang-tcheou- wan to Haiphong and Hongkong, calling at Pakhoi and Hoihow. Eight steamers of French-Chinese and German companies connect Kouang-tcheou-wan with Hongkong, and another steamer makes the service between Kouang-tcheou-wan, Macao and Canton. Commerce has already largely extended since the steamers entered this port in com- munication with the exterior ports, and it is expected to develop considerably. 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

Aministrateur en Chef-Henri Sestier

(Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur) Administrateur Adjoint-Henri Barthe

CABINET

Secrétaire Particulier-Caire

Comptable-Meslier

BUREAUX

Commis du Territoire-Normand

Do.

-Campi

lere. Circonscription (Tché Kam) Administrateur-- Belin

Commis-Billiotte

2e. Circonscription (Po-Tao) Administrateur-Samy

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

JUSTICE

Juge de l'aix à Compétence étendue-

Barthe

Greffier- Caire

Huissier-Brossard

TRESOR

Préposé'-Payeur-Rousseau

GARDE INDIGÈNE

Inspecteurs-Lambert, Malberti

Gardes Principaux-Philippe, Vinay, Duf- fort, Massé, Meslier, Ollivier, Hospital, Lebourdonner, de Montagu

SERVICE DE Santé

HÔPITAL-Dr. Bouillé, Médecin Major de lere. classe des Troupes Coloniales à Fort-Bayard

ECOLE FRANCO-CHINOISE

Directeur-Ettori

POSTES ET TÉLÉGRAPHES

Receveur Chappellart

AGRICULTURE

Chef du Service-Decker

TRAVAUX PUBLICS

Chef du Service-Hamon

MARINE CHALOUPE GOURLAONEN Flotille-Balisoni

COMMISSARIAT DE POLICE

Commissaire de police-Meslier

MISSION CATHOLIQUE

Aumonier des Troupes-M.F. Laurent, Fort

Bayard

GENDARMERIE

Brigadier, de Commissarie de Police-

Brard, Fort-Bayard

Gendarme Rivere, Fort-Bayard