of that Island.
There Documents will be sent to you by Lord Stanley as it. His Principal Secretary of State for the Colonial Dept and from the time of your receipt thereof, you
will as I stated to you in my despatch No. 20.12. of the 4th of January correspond with His Lordship exclusively on all matters connected with the administration of Hongkong.
I am …
signed / Aberdeen
decy dch for 1.5. 5 May /40.
Gh. Hope Gen
276 Hongkong.
APR 15
1845
186
Foreign Office, April 13. 1843.
Hardy
directed by
The Earl
of
the despatch
herewith copies of
from Sin
tch and its inclosures received further
Kothagen, respecting a plot of land in which is claimed by M: Webster
into his possession under
Kong
mes stated in his letter
I inclose a Copy:
and request that in laying these papers
before Lord Stanley,
you
will
inform
His
Lordship that Lord Aberdeen proposes
to acquaint M. Webster that the decision
of His Majesty's Government
will be communicated to him
by the Colonial Office. Jam.
June
this matter
Benny Pollington
Lei,
must be submitted, humbly commit
Allsdington.