H
very
this Government has already had a lengthened correspondence through Her Majesty's bonsul at banton with that
functionary
on the subjects likely to be discuped at such intensiew it
may
be
useful to furnish a brief precio of the proceedings aheady taken by this lovemment, the suggestions made to Her Majesty's Meinister at Siking and the Vice May fof the tive Quang, also of the action
staken in reference to the local Government
of
Macao. and the conduct of the Authorities there in regard to the Registration of Native refpelo visiting that Gert. le. So long buck us May 14616 I jinformed Her Majesty's Government of Vide for the my opinion as to the expediency of
Sery of State No 46 of 29th May 1866.
procening when the time for such a
me asume was
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ripe the cooperation of the Chinese, Authorities in disarming
all
trading repels and declaring every
CH
native
which was
on bound.
repel liable to confiscation which found with offensive weapons I felt from the first that the great facility
for fitting
aut
Pratical Cruisers was
derived from the latter being enabled,
though completely armed, to mise with
the peaceful traders in
them from the harbors and procure
supplies of
arms and
every port- follow
information without
attracting any particular attention sc
much so
that
Hongkong
was
supposed
by others to be and actually
was
in
my opinion, the head quarters of those