Ch. XVII
HANKOW MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS.
A list of persons entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting with the number of their votes shall be drawn up by the Bureau before the 15th day of January in every year and shall be published at the entrance of the Bureau as well as sent round to the persons whose names are included in the list of voters.
Article 43. Any objection to such a list of voters by persons having a right to vote at the Annual General Meeting shall be presented in writing before the 1st day of February to the Director of the Bureau, who shall consider the objection, hear all necessary evidence and render his decision not later than the 15th day of February; this decision shall be considered final, and when rendered shall be communicated by the Bureau to the person or persons concerned.
Article 44. After the list has been revised, no addition shall be made to it. Persons who lost their right to vote before the day of the Annual General Meeting, shall not participate in the Meeting.
CHAPTER VI-Bye-Laws.
Article 45. The Bureau shall have power to make Bye-laws on matters which come within its scope and for the purpose of assisting the attainment of the objects for which these Regulations are made, and shall have power to enforce such Bye- laws, when they have been passed in accordance with Article 46, through its own Police Court or Consular Court, according to the nationality and status of the defaulter.
The existing British Municipal Bye-laws with the exception of Nos. 25, 48, 49, 52 and 54 will be enforced by the Bureau until such time as they are amended under these Regulations,
Article 46. Bye-laws proposed by the Bureau to be issued shall be put before the Annual General Meeting. Bye-laws adopted by the Annual General Meeting shall be presented by the Director of the Bureau to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government for confirmation.
Article 47. To ensure the observance of Bye-laws connected with building the Bureau may demand for inspection plans from persons desirous of constructing new buildings or altering, reconstructing or fundamentally repairing existing structures, and further may order the removal, alteration or demolition of any building begun or completed in contravention of such Regulations and/or Bye-laws.
Article 48. The official language of the Bureau shall be Chinese and English
CHAPTER VII—AmendmenT AND CONFIRMATION.
Article 49. If any amendment to these Regulations is found to be necessary, it may be made at the Annual General Meeting by a two-thirds majority vote subject to the confirmation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government. Article 50. These Regulations shall become effective on March 15, 1927.
The final meeting of the ratepayers of the British Concession took place, in accordance with the provisions of the Chen-O'Malley agreement, on March 15, on which date the control of the area, which had in fact been retained by the local Chinese authorities ever since the mob action of January 3-5, was formally transferred to the Nationalist Authorities.
Messrs. Charleton, Dixon and Dupree were nominated as British members of the new Council.
British Protests.
The terms of the Hankow Agreement were generally criticized by British residents. in China on the ground of the complete absence of satisfactory guarantees. The following Memorandum which was cabled to London from Shanghai on March 15, is self-explanatory :
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