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Mr. Mercer
In Duke
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of Nr 111.
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Received
of munitions of
last, prohibiting the expression
merce, respecting the Proclamation of 28th Feby
recently had with the Hong Kong Chamber of Com-
Forwarding Correspondence
town.
To the F.O. with reference to the
Su. & Royen.
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Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Victoria 20th May, 1863
I
have the honour
to inform you
that various statements have been laid before the Committee of this Chamber,
showing the inconvenience and injury caused to merchants by the recent Government Proclamation prohibiting
the exportation from the Colony of certain articles capable of being used as munitions of war. In particular,
The Secretary,
W. H. Alexander, Acting Colonial Secretary
Hong Kong