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intivist of Hangkang.
18.
Geurmer
On this
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important point the
can, however, only refer to yourself as the party best qualified to afford information as to the probable working of The proposed proclamation by the Chimese Authorities. ( for will understand however, that this Excellency does not imply an unwillingnise to make same sacrifices for the sake of inaugurating a principles, the importance of which has long been contended for by this Excellency, which is at last admitted by the Poreign
Minister at Peking, all the Naval Commanders-in-Chief on the Station, and ite Highest Chinese Inperial Arutiorities. His Excellency feels, however, that he
and)
aight to have
som
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of gauging
the amount and extent of the sacrifice -
if any likely to be incurred).
19.
Sastly. As the Vice
Roy
has in
previous corespondence referred more than ice to certain laws in force in China,
regulating the Registry of Chinese traders, and has stated that those laws
are)
would;
already
-plete the Garner be much obliged by your oblaining for him copies of all laws and regulations affecting the Registration of Chinese enfels, their entry and clearance at the ports of the Empire, and the provisions under which thing carry and defences
varimo
a^uo
of offence
20.
If auch laws exist it is
evidently