Sir,
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British Consulate,
19th Bert 1866.
Mounton,
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I have the honour to enclose a printed copy of a Circular despatch from Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B., to Her Majesty's Minister in China, addressed with reference to the protection to be afforded to persons of the Chinese race naturalized in British Colonies when they return to Chinese territory, and,
The Honorable
W. J. Mercer, Esq., Colonial Secretary,
Hongkong