and Superintendent of hade, yet h
Lordshipah
our cr
admite that the
Expence of maintaining the classes of prisoners in question, while in
Confmiment at Hongkong,
should
facily be borne by thor Majesty's fovernment and no
by the Slony.
But Lord Clarendon does not
consider that the frown
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reasonably
be required to contribute to the construction
or to the maintenance.
:the gaol . Any expence
of the Jubrie of
on those heads
should be borne by the folony whore
Interects are
wholly
bound up with
the traids carried on in the Consular
Ports, and the mercantile establishments
in which our
their existence and
prosperity tortart trade, for the protection
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of which and of itrose engaged in its
the Consular Courto have been catablished in the Ports of Chine.
Nacitur does Lord Clarendon think it desirable, at all events
averagt
number
any
without further experience of ite of presonen from the Consular Courts confenced in the gaol of Hongkong, Bucke arrangements for paying a fixed Ainmal contributions for their mantiurus but Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary wick be authonject to pay such expensas may be actually incurred on this Account, and to charge
the amount
as an ation of expenditure in the Accounts of the Serperintendency.
Jaun, Sir,
Your most soutient
humble servant
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