in that any remissness
prepare
· neglect
- in this respect will be visited with the marked displeasure
of Her Majesty's Government."
Sections 1 and 2 (pages 52 and 53) of Chapter 7 in the
Colonial Regulations report
more
particularly to the returns required from your Department; while
Sections 3 and 4 (pages 57 and 59)
have
a more
special reference to the
Colonial Secretary and Clerk of
the Councils.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient
humble servant, (Signed) Frederick W. A. Bruce
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My Lord,
28 FEB 1858
MAR. 7
Victoria, Houghton,
18. vol. 1844.
I have the honor to report the
successful result of my jealous determination to establish Her Majesty's Sovereignty over the whole of this island, and enclose a series of correspondence which has terminated with
an
acknowledgment on the part of the Chinese Government, by which I conceive, that sovereignty is admitted in a manner which sets the question finally
at rest.
Enclosure No.1 from myself to
His Excellency Keying, informs him of the slaying of a Chinese Officer by the
2d
Assistant
The Right Honorable,
Lord Stanley, M.P.