Conceive that if there is no humediate
prospect of a satisfactory
result
to the negotiations about to commence Forth the Gout of China force new:: With Commercial treaty withthus Country it may deserve the
Cousederation of
HL. Whether some
further modification might not be temporarily made in the in Instructions under which the
British Coments are how obliged to
act
With regard to the Hong Kong ordinance in question My Lords Mass did not anticipate When they in recommended that it should receive the function of the Crown, that the
Efeel
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Effect of the Charges adverted to would have been to cripple as is
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the
alleged the competing power of bessels which come under its operation but after considering the factss Statements of her the adows on the Subject they cannot but believe that the present scale of fear, has
h
be very injurious Effect on the Employment of this Cass of Vessels If they would suggest that ho hime should be lost in Communicatiy with tells Minister in China, with a brew to a modification of
the
brdinance in this respect
I have ve
(Signed). J. Emerson Eennant-