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was
out.
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experienced in camping it completely
add
that
يل
conduct is
I must
different solution of the Vice Ray's
given by the leading Chinese here who profefs to know something of what is paping at banton. They apert that the Vise Ray availed himself of fir Hbemy Reppel's proposal to procure through the instrumentality of this Government the discimament of the dishing refpelo fequenting the waters of Hongkong for the humpase of more preventing their offering any
effectually
resistance as
they had threatened to do to the palt revenue
Cruisers, who have long been accused.
of
exacting double the legal
double the legal amount of their
lees. It is also stated but only
ow
the
12* Sept. 1868.
same
authority, that the Vice hay has
aw
interest in supporting the present holder
of the Salt Taxe monopoly.
10.
This afinion is po general as to
render some allusion to it necepary, though
as
I incline to regard the Vicetoy's conduct sufficiently explained by the instructions stated by Thince thing to have been forwarded to him from Tiking, and by his
probable disinclination to undertake
requiring
puracnally a tusk expenditure of energy
an unusual
and persistent exertion.
which
Enclosure 3. M. I now enclose the Order in Council. repealing that of the 7th of July contains the regulations for Disarmament: 12. It is right to add that the masters
and owners
of fishing Boats here never