adverting to the peculiar circumstances of Hong Kong and the Chinese Empire the discharge of seamen in China Ports should be altogether prevented. Before taking any further reference in the matter Lord Stanley would request to be informed whether the Lords of the Committee for Trade do
reason to
object
to Sir H. Pottinger's views on this point - or to the regulations by which he proposes to carry those views into effect.
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The Earl of Aberdeen
has communicated to
me the despatch which Sir H. Pottinger addressed to His Lordship
on the 20th Nov. last,
on the subject
of the Colonial Hospital at Hongkong and the discharge of British seamen whether from His Majesty's Merchant Vessels at Ports in the China Seas
On the subject of their Colonial Hospital I have already communicated with you in reference to Sir H. Pottinger's despatch of the 28 Nov: No 254 Until I receive the further
information which I have directed you
to
furnish I cannot come to any final decision on it
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