Difficulty at Hongkong, on the contrary -
Are we to be at all the Private expense of that place, is the Government of India to furnish a Garrison for Labuan, or are we to provide in our English Estimates for a force to supply this Convenience to Hong Kong?
I incline to agree with Mr. Elliston, but we had better hear what Mr. Edwardes recommends.
I do not like this scheme - will wait for Mr. Edwardes' letter.
W.Z. 10.
Gov. 85053 Labuan 1380 Hongkong.
384 Entered 15 June 1867.
Sir John Bowring
To
1. Elliston 10 June des I have had before W. Merivale - It W. Fortescue. 12 W. Lacy 15
Copy to Gov. of Labuan 15 June 1867 - No13.
Der/57.
I have received your despatch, No 218 of the 20th of May last, in which you mentioned that you had received from Gov. Edwardes a proposal to receive some Chinese Coolies from Hongkong. A report on the subject has since reached me from Gov. Edwardes.
Copy to Treasury 15 June 1867.
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