Mr. Rockhill to Mr. Hay.

No. 110.]

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.,

W. W. Rockhill.
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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.,

A. von Mumm.
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
  1. Marks.
  2. Provisionally revised and including one year’s interest.
  3. Kroners.
  4. Francs.
  5. Haikwan taels.
  6. Provisionally revised and including one year’s interest.
  7. International claims subject to reduction.
  8. Swedish claims.
  9. Gold.
  10. Francs.
  11. Provisionally revised and including one year’s interest.
  12. Pounds.
  13. Provisionally revised and including one year’s interest.
  14. Francs.
  15. Yen.
  16. Yen.
  17. Haikwan taels.
  18. Rubles.