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turmple the Consul as heretofore.
Thus matters remained, vagrants and thers being sent up to me centus tome as usual and were disposed of and any other business having reference to police cases war transmitted and dealt with by que as required; but me the 10 list. dreceived a Despater, why of which dinclose, with reference to the future Undition of criminals under instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and inclosing a sealed despatch for the listing Vicerry.
On receipt of the latter dsente note to 4.E. Paying I had a Despatch for him from the lecting Goveruse of Hong King, and should I send it in? Whave the hmous to inclose a copy
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of 2/54 reply, which I a los tantintin Despatos tothy hating Colonial Secretary, cosiy of Which? also Mail. for wile otorve that in the last paragraph of third Despatched remommended the question ingmediate communication being left in abeyance until der R Weach, assival, my object in this being to stave off
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an unpleasant question and to avoid puiting
troubled with it.
In the 16th must. Ireceived in reply,
expy of which I bey to undone tryether with
my activer
autwer.
It is unnece pary for me to pont out the aminer which pervader the last Despatch from the Colonial Secretary n = blexander, as it istos apparent. The reference to the "Verions responsibility