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would be, the adjustment extiveen The Governor of Houghong and the Charf Superintendent of such right of interfering with the haval and Military forers of Are Majesty is now exercised by the Chief Bilich Authority in China in his combined Charactre of Chief Superintrudent
and
аб
1 Sovernor. Conflict of Authority might very possibly arise in suce a state of things, for the fourron would naturally look first to the interest as he might considue it of the Colony, whereas the Suprointing
would consider the interests Entrusted to his charge
as the most important. But it appears to Lord Mahmursbing that these Conflicting
interests
might be
areonciled, if necessary, of huiting
by The fovernor to interfering
with
the
as a Civil
our
the military forer composing his garrison, white such interference with the haval forer Servant of the Crown can exercise should be rutrusted to the Chief Superintendent. It might be lipped indeed that although such a Erinitation were imposed. Each party, both would be disposed in case of emergency to act in Concert with each othere for the advantage of the public interests; but in this as in all other matters it would probably be most Conducive to harmony that the live of right thould be strictly drawn ; and that withere party should be at liberty white not entrenching authoritatively on the peeragatives of the other, to
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