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Sir,
youar
British Consulate, hillle Shanghas, May 18th 1861.
I have had the honor to receive
letter N. 177
dated the 8th Sustant, written at the request of His Excellency
the Governor
to the Meadows'
in reply communication of 19th April last,
che Facket Agency at
the subject of the Jacket
this Port.
Gen
state that notimichstanding
by
Mnr Meadows
reas
the opinion advanced
Governor has
the
chat the bulk of the
favor
As believe.
comm
does
canity
agenoy;
fawn the idea of an official ageway chat in the absence of a aub öffice
here the
ermental subsidies to
Govern
chat
~
the Tunisular leampany will be entirely chrown away: instinations have lately been received from H. Ma Government providing
for
a
office
here subordinate
brauch Ho that of Hongkong
specific outlay with a
and for
a view to its
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maintenance; that the establishment
of an offices separate from the
Consulate would entail an
ammal
would not
and
repense His Excellency wwould feel justified in incurring
being the ones His
that such
case
Excelmay wishes to be informed 10th wheeher the llommunity desire
local portoffice.
or
object to have a
and, 2m whether in the event
I
their desiring it, to permit the recent to be resumed,
Course
a
not ent
of expense.
Ov
am
of
prepared
arrangement Ruggest
a.
entailing great increa
It is scarcely fair for
дня
new
or
mouch's acquaintance with the
A pit
Community
my
opinion
as