Shanghai, 8th April, 1902.
Sim,—Referring to your lotter of Fob, With, 1902 (No. 02/88}, I quote you here-matter the letter of the Taotai of Shanghai addressed to me in the matter, "Tam in receipt of your dispatch of the 26th of Feb. in reference to the opening of certain new roads in the Sinza district of the International settlement. Thav- already issued a proclamation in this rustter.
Now the Municipal council writes you that for the purpose of making said roads they have acgnired 57 mow 9 fun 31i and 5 hao of land and have erected stones to define the boundaries of the same. You ask me to insbract the land office that, hereafter, when
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