Governor Sir John Bowring

7th October, 1856.

Secretary, Song Tong,

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The Rt. Honorable Henry Labouchere Mr.

Colonial Office.

Copy to Foreign Office with reference to their letter of the 5th of July.

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I suppose so. But it seems an idle inquiry? We are astonished at Despatch No. 18 of 18 March.

Treaty alluded to in previous remarks on the subject of the Sovereign's disallowance of the Victoria Act, sun... an amusing 4 years ago within the acquiescence...

Bm D 12 on 1153.

Received No. 13

255

Gov. No. 114 Hong Kong.

From Sir J. Bowring

To W. Merivale - 30

W. Ball.

Labouchere.

Jan 5 1857

Sir

Entered 17

# DI Shelby

Jan 7 1857

I have received your despatch, No. 153 of this 7th of October last, explaining that the Treaty to which you had referred in some previous remarks on the Act of the Colony of Victoria respecting Chinese Immigration, was the Treaty of Peace between Great Britain and China, commonly...

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