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an excellent closed port into which entrance is by two narrow passages. The port measures about 15 miles long, and for about half of its length it is three or four miles in breadth. The depth of anchorage of 20 metres extends over a length of more than 10 miles and borders on the extremity of the junk port of Tchekam, an important commercial centre in constant communication with Macao, Hongkong, Hainan and Pakhoi. The neighbouring districts are well cultivated, and it is believed mineral beds will be found. The new French territory is only separated from the yalley 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. The chief place of the territory is the town of Fort Bayard, which is at the entrance of the interior port on the right bank of the river Ma Tché. It is the commercial port, with the establishments of the civil administration, military service and the special offices.
The area of the territory is about 200 square miles and its population about 230,000 inhabitants including 120 French and 600 Annamites.
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. Four steamers of French-Chinese- Portuguese-English ownership run between Kouang-Tcheou-Wan and Hongkong.
Commerce which had largely extended during the last few years has considerably been restrained by the Chinese Customs since the last two years.
A regular service of automobiles runs between Fort Bayard (12,000 inhabitants) and the towns of Tchekam (35,000 inhabitants), Potsi, Sin Tehri, Taiping, Tchimoun, Teou-Soc, Poteou and the Chinese towns of Soui-Kay, Onpou, Lim-kong, Wat-Lam, Wou-Teheou, Wampo, Ou-Tcheou, Moui-Loc, Lei-Tcheou, Pakhoi.
75 km. of new roads run in the island of Tanghai between the little towns of Tongsan, Sui-lao-kao, No-kan, Phi-leou, Cao-my-sao.
5 km. of roads run in the island of Nao-Tchao which includes the port of Tam-sour and Pac-Kong.
Fort Bayard and Tchekam are provided with electric light; a telephone between these two localities for private and commercial purposes is working daily; every dis- trict in the interior is connected with the chief town either with telegraph or telephone. An ice factory exists at Fort Bayard. About two hundred motor-cars are in circula-
tion.
DIRECTORY
ADMINISTRATION SUPÉRIEURE
Administrateur en chef du Territoire de Kouang-Tchcou-Wan-M. H. de Tastes
CABINET DE L'ADMINISTRATEUR EN CHEF Administrateur Adjoint- M. Ch.. de M. Ch. de Coataudon de Kerdu
SERVICE DE LA SURETÉ ET DES
RENSEIGNEMENTS
Chef de Service-M. Ch. de Coataudon de
Kerdu
BUREAUX DU TERRITOIRE
Administrateur Adjoint - M. Ch. de Coataudon de Kerdu, administrateur adjoint de 2è classe des services civils de l'Indochine
Receveur de l'Enregistrement-Darnaud, chef de Bureau de lere cl. des services civils
Chef de la Comptabilité-Darnaud
POLICE MARITIME
Chargé du Port-Cerati
TRAVAUX PUBLICS
Ingénieur des Travaux Publics-Claverin
Minh
Maître de Phare-Couapel
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