Consequently, it is the duty of the Government to provide, as far possible, for a continuance of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has informed the Lords of the Treasury that, as a condition of satisfactory arrangement of each case with the Chinese authorities for the reconstruction of the abovementioned Concessions, it is essen-to terminate H. M. Government's position as a ground landlord there and, in view of the impracticability' of selling the their Lord-improve the proposal made by the Secretary of State for Fe ign, Affairs that the interests: m be assigned to the without payment, but subject to the condition that the lessees bear the expenses arising from such assignment:
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