Regulations for opening Chiang-ning to British trade, circa 1865
Scope and Contents
'Ying-kuo tsai Chian-ning k'ai-k'ou t'ung-shang chung-wai hui-i chang-ch'eng' [Regulations for opening Chiang-ning (Nanjing) to British trade agreed by the Chinese and British sides]: an official note from Tsung-li ya-men (?) [Chinese Foreign Office] to T.F. Wade, 8 pages. The note contains a brief account of the progress of the survey of the permanent British settlement areas in four places at Chiang-ning, and a detailed account of the agreement of eight clauses concerning boundaries, rent, building warehouses and godowns, the use of the land by British residents and merchants, etc. The document is undated, but according to the content it was created after Parkes 43/22 (c. 1865 or later).
Dates
- Creation: circa 1865
Creator
- From the Fonds: Parkes, Sir Harry Smith, 1828-1885 (Knight, diplomat) (Person)
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Extent
4 sheet(s) (4 sheets)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
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