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Her Majesty's Consuls at such Ports in
China
are
for the purpose-
lively to be available
to receive and
forward
home such distressed British Seamen
as
may
be sent to them from time to
time by you.
I am (signed) S. H. Farrer,
(True Copy.) (signed) H. G. Thomsett,
Harbor Master
(Copy)
M 3713.
Foreign Office,
October 20 1865-
I am
directed by Earl Russell
to request that
you
will state to the
Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for
Trade, that, in compliance with the
request contained in
...your
despatch, His Lordship has instructed Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Pekin to direct Her Majesty's Consuls at such
Ports in China,
as
are
likely to be available for the purpose, to receive
The Secretary
to the Board of Trade.