Compensation at Kiukiang to Be Paid Only for Losses Proved Traceable to Negligénce or' Fault of Nationalist Agents All documents with the agreement for the surrender of the Hankow British Concession have at last been received, Some of these have been published before, but the Municipal]
Regulations are here printed for documents are given together for ment. the first tim The whole set of comprehensive reading and judg-the agents of the Nationalist Gov-. jemment were suffered by British subjects during the recent disturb-lances at ing, such losses. wi be compensated by the Nationalist Government.
Agreement relative to the British Concession at Hankowr The proper British authorities will summon the Annual General Meeting, of Rate-payers in accordance with the Land Regulations on March 15. The British Municipality will thereupon be dissolved and the administration of the Concés-sion-area will be formally handed over to a new Chinese Municipality. Pending the handing over to the new Chinese Municipality on March 15, the policing of the Concession and the management of the public /works and' sanitation will be condueted by the Chinese authorities now in charge thereof.
The Nationalist Government will upon the dissolution of the British [Council forthwith set up a special Chinese Municipality, modelled on that of the Special Administrative District, for the administration of the Concession-area under Regulations which will be communicated to H.B.M. Minister by the Minister for: Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government. These Regulations will remain in force until such time as Jarrangements have been negotiated for the amalgamation of the five Hankow Concessions and former Concessions into one unified muni cipal district.
Dated this 19th day of February, 1927, For H.B.M, Minister, (signed) OweN O'Maxzéy.
(signed) Cuen Vu-sex, Minister for Foreign' Affairs, Nationalist Government, Agreement relative to the British Concession at Kiukiang A settlement on similar lines to that, concluded in the case of the Hankow Concession will immediate-y.be made in the ease of the Concession at Kiukiang.
If any direct losses due to the action or culpable negligence Dated this 20th day of February, 927, For H. B, M, Minister, ed) Owen O'Malley. (signed) Chen Vu-jen, Minister for Foreign Afairs, National Government.
Hankow,
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