this Sir R. Mac. Donnell should be enabled
if possible to lay before the Legislative Conncil of that Colony some definite statement
as
to the
amount
and nature of the assistance which
the Colony will receive from Her Majesty's Government in this respect. With this
Iam
view I am to request
that you
will submit
for their Lordships consideration the
following
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following outline of an arrangementt which the Legislature
in
of Hong Kong might,
Mr Cardwell's
opinion be properly
invited to accede
1. That the
Lass Commissioners should
place
at the disposal.
of the foncior of
Live
one
Steam Yun boats
fully sympped and
marined, and Com-
manited
by
Commissioned
Officers of the Royal
Javy