3274. 3296 A. Kong

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Lord Palmerston

Here papers raise

questions

Whit

demand immediate & authoritation

decision to prevent much Embarassment.

As far

as the interpretation

which they severally put on the intentions of this Office is concerned, I am bound to say that Col. Caine is wholly in the sight & Sir. ). Bowring in the wrong. Sir J. Bonham was somer of

Hong Kong and Sup with a salary of

t

of

Tras in China

help

+ 4000 per ann.

hem this Nice & half from the Weigh office. When dir ). B. was relieved, the D. of Neurattles fist intention- Chiefly with a view to relien the Hong Kong estimate, but Lantly for her

reasons

forum ?

was to appoint him no successor. The then Coband Secr Cot. Caires, who had administered the creditally choring Bonham's fequent abeners in China, was to be made

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