Mr. Rockhill to Mr.
Hay.
No. 110.]
Commissioner of
the United States to China,
Peking,
China, June 8,
1901.
Sir: I have to honor to transmit herewith for your
information a list of the indemnities asked until the 1st of July, 1901,
prepared by the committee on the payment of indemnities. The letter of Mr.
von Mumm accompanying it states that it is the opinion of said committee
that the total, which is provisionally given as haikwan taels
462,538,116.22, will not, when adjusted, exceed 450,000,000 of taels.
I am, etc.,
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[Inclosure.—Translation.]
Mr. A. von Mumm to
the Representatives of the
powers.
Gentlemen and Dear Colleagues: In compliance
with the proposal made by his excellency the minister of Russia, in the
forty-seventh meeting, the commission on indemnities has been directed
to draw up a list of the indemnities asked until the 1st of July,
calculated in haikwan taels at the rate of April 1, 1901.
As president of said commission, I have the honor to communicate herewith
the desired list, begging my honorable colleagues to be pleased to
indicate any errors which may occur in it.
The rate on the first of April, 1901, was, according to information
derived from the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:
|
Haikwan taels. |
1 mark |
0.3773 |
1 krone |
.2782 |
1 dollar |
1.3629 |
1 franc |
.2645 |
1 pound sterling |
6.6783 |
1 yen |
.7105 |
1 ruble |
.7082 |
The demands of Spain and the Netherlands having been submitted in haikwan
taels, it was not necessary for the commission to figure either the rate
of the peseta or that of the Dutch florin.
Since, according to unofficial information, the sum of 4,000,000 taels
figures on the lists of two legations, and since the claims of societies
and private individuals in the case of most of the legations are put
down without any count being taken of probable or even certain
reductions, the commission on indemnities is of opinion that the sum of
450,000,000 haikwan taels will not be exceeded up to the first of July
of the present year.
Please accept, etc.,
Country. |
Gouvernemental. |
Private claims. |
Together. |
Total. |
Remarks. |
|
|
Haikwan taels. |
Haikwan tads. |
Haikwan taels. |
|
Germany |
1255,600,000.00 |
27,705,843.00 |
{ |
83,581,200.00 |
} |
91,287,043.00 |
} |
Claims received by German legation exclusive of
reductions and interest. |
7,705,843.00 |
Austria-Hungary |
314,240,000.00 |
20,800.00 |
{ |
3,958,720.00 |
} |
3,979,520.00 |
|
20,000.00 |
Begium |
{ |
431,000,000.00 |
} |
|
{ |
8,199,500.00 |
} |
8,607,750.00 |
{ |
Exclusive of interest. |
175,000.00 |
124,250.00 |
|
|
284,000.00 |
|
Spain |
5120,000.00 |
{ |
2
6144,090.00 |
} |
125,373.00 |
} |
388,055.22 |
|
38.592.22 |
262,682.22 |
8110.000.00 |
|
|
United States |
925,000,000.00 |
|
|
34,072.500.00 |
As a lump sum. |
France |
4
2286,500,000.00 |
|
|
75,779,250.00 |
{ |
93,000,000 francs are for private claims (W.W. R.) |
Great Britain |
106,285,933.00 |
29,824,856.00 |
{ |
41,839,173.00 |
} |
51,664,029.00 |
|
9,824,856.00 |
Italy |
477,000,000.00 |
5,635,844.00 |
{ |
20,366,500.00 |
} |
27,113,927.00 |
|
6,747,429.00 |
Japan |
1147,574,000.00 |
112,500,000.00 |
{ |
33,777,540.00 |
} |
35,577,577.00 |
|
1,775,000.00 |
Netherland |
5492,763.15 |
307,236.85 |
|
800,000.00 |
|
Russia |
12177,000,000.00 |
78,000,000.00 |
{ |
125,316,000.00 |
} |
133,316,000.00 |
|
8,000,000.00 |
Total |
|
|
|
462,538,116.22 |
|