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Southampton
28th August 1862
Forwarded for the inforstition of
the Postmaster-General, on
obeerving
that
Commander Burnaby RD., the naval Agent of the "Emen" appears to have been Entiriby gnored in the matter of the detention. ship at Hong Kong until 1.15pion of the
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that
- July last _ had he been consulted before.
the detention had been made public,
rotice
of
he would doubtten have requested a distinct
andes from His Excellency the Sovernor of Hong
Kong, simple expression of an acquiescence of this
with the wishes of the Merchants
and not have been satisfied with a
Excellency with the wishes
and others who requested that the appointed
have
of the departure of the Packet should be departed from.
signed thas G. E. Patien
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