The correspondence follows:—
"Order from the Public Utility Bureau of the Hankow Special Municipal District, to Hankow Light & Power & Ca. Ltd, (a British concern), "As the duty of this bureau cowers all tartar relating to public utility, electrical companies al within' the jurisdiction of the Special Districts of Hankow naturally got adequate protection from us. Since we give them protection, we, therefore, have the right of supervision and interference over them. Since the Hankow Light Power Ca. is situated within the ex-Russian Concession supplying. currant to the three Concessions namely, the British, Russian, and French' Concessions, the former two having Jong been taken back by China' in succession and hitherto Known as the 3rd and 2nd Spectal Districts under the control of the Wuhan Special Municipal Govern ment, they (Hankow Light & Power Ca.) ' should stand on the same footing with retard to the carrying out, of laws and orders promulgated by our Government, "Recently the Ministry of" Communications of the Nationaliet Government, for the sake of benefiting private electric companies on the tone-hand and securing peace and order of the public on the other, has promulgated" Rules. of Inter ference governing private electri enterprises for effective carry' out throughout the entire coun and at the same time at the 21st Conference of the Wuhan Mani cipality, it was decided that this Bureau' should' be ordered to int: vene with the management of the Hankow Light & Power Ca. sitvated within' the control of the 10th Branch Police Station with the object of securing final control.
"Basing on the above mentioned reason and resolution No. 5 passed at 2nd Chung Chien Conference, vinces shall be under the direct control of Special Municipal Governments, Now besides sending you copies of regulations you are hereby ordered to supply us immediately with report of books and drawings, three copies of each kind, and at the same time pay use a fee of 02 per cent. of your total capital so that we may forward it to Nan-King to heve your Company registered. This is of great importance that you should carry on your business jp accordance with the Interference Regulations and should not treat this order as a mere piece of paper for it concerns your enterprise very much.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.