Contents Acknowledgments t Preface xiii 1 Robert Hart in China's History 1 HART MEETS THE PROPER TIME SHANGHAI 1864:THE ANGLO-CHING PARTNERSHIP 23 2 Journals:6 DECEMBER 1863-15 MAY186 47 3 Peking 1864:Establishing the I.G.'s Status 97 THE LG.UNDER THE TSUNGLI YAMEN 98 THE LG.OVER THE MARITIME CUSTOMS SERVICE 113 4 Journals:1 JUNE 1864-25 OCTOBER 1864 131 5 Hart at Work:Facets of Administralion 200 FINANCING THE GROWTH OF THE SERVICE 200 TOURING THE SOUTHERN PORTS 208 ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS AT SHANGHAI 216 THE YANGTZE PORTS AND HARTS RETURN TO PEKING 221 6 fournals:26 OCTOBER 1864-18 JUNE 1865 228 7 Anglo-Ch'ing Reform Measures 268 THE RESTORATION REFORM PROGRAM 270 HARTS "BYSTANDER'S VIEW AND THE CHINESE RESPONSE 282 8Journals:2JULY 1865-2 MARGH 1866 294 9 Tiavels to Europe,1866 347 THE PIN-CHUN MISSION 348 HARTS MARRIAGE 361 10 Journals:7MARCH 1866-7 AUGUST166 368 vii