CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]

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the above Resolution in

Memorial to His Excellency The

Governor and that they be deputed to wait upon him and to

lay more

particularly before His Excellency the

opinion

and views

of

the Majority

of those personally interested in the

proposed measure and

Resolved, that the same

be respectfully requested to be abandoned.

True Copy

Colonial Secretary.

Page 82

(Copy)

M: 740.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong,

17th December 1865.

Gentlemen,

I am directed by His Excellency, The Governor, to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 10th instant, presented by four of your number to His Excellency personally on that day. At the interview which took place on that occasion the subject of the proposed Royal Grant was fully discussed and you were then informed that Sir John Michel could not admit the force of the various arguments with which you supported your objections.

[Names appear below, possibly in a list or signature block]

Antrobus

Pereira

Baroa (?) or possibly "Barra"

Block, and Sturgis

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the above Resolution in

Memorial to His Excellency The

Governo and that they be deputed to wait upon him and to

to lay more

particularly before His lucellency the

opinion

and views.

of

the Majority

of those personally interested in the

proposed measure and.

Resolved, that the same

be respectfully requested to be abandoned.

True Copy

Colonial Secretary.

(Copy)

M: 740.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong,

17th December 1865.

Gentlemen,

I am directed by His Excellency, The Governor, to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 10th instant, presented by four of your number to His Excellency personally on that day. At the interview which took place on that occasion the subject of the proposed Royal Grant was fully discussed and you were then informed that Sir John Michel could not admit the force of the various arguments with which you supported your objections.

Antrobus

Pereira

Baroa

Block, and Sturgis

Let's correct and reformat according to the rules:

to embody

AJ

the above Resolution in

Memorial to His Excellency The

Governor and that they be deputed to wait upon him and to

lay more

particularly before His Excellency the

opinion

and views

of

the Majority

of those personally interested in the

proposed measure and

Resolved, that the same

be respectfully requested to be abandoned.

True Copy

Colonial Secretary.

Page 82

(Copy)

M: 740.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong,

17th December 1865.

Gentlemen,

I am directed by His Excellency, The Governor, to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 10th instant, presented by four of your number to His Excellency personally on that day. At the interview which took place on that occasion the subject of the proposed Royal Grant was fully discussed and you were then informed that Sir John Michel could not admit the force of the various arguments with which you supported your objections.

Antrobus

Pereira

Baroa

Block, and Sturgis

Here is the final version with some minor corrections and adjustments for better readability and adherence to the original content as much as possible:

to embody

AJ

the above Resolution in

Memorial to His Excellency The

Governor and that they be deputed to wait upon him and to

lay more particularly before His Excellency the

opinion and views

of the Majority

of those personally interested in the

proposed measure and

Resolved, that the same

be respectfully requested to be abandoned.

True Copy

Colonial Secretary.

(Copy)

M: 740.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong,

17th December 1865.

Gentlemen,

I am directed by His Excellency, The Governor, to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 10th instant, presented by four of your number to His Excellency personally on that day. At the interview which took place on that occasion the subject of the proposed Royal Grant was fully discussed and you were then informed that Sir John Michel could not admit the force of the various arguments with which you supported your objections.

Antrobus

Pereira

Baroa

Block, and Sturgis