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No449
Hong Kong 28th September 1868.
leclonial Secretary (Hoon: J. G. Austin)
to
H. Me's bonsul
(20.13. Robertoon, b. 13.
Chinese Salt funks. blaiming compensation to
Fishermen for injury done
by
Conclosure 3 in Govenor Sir Richard Graves MackConnell's Despatch No 604
of 28th October 1868.
(Copy)
No 206
love
Div.
British Consulate
banton, 2nd October, 1868
In reply to your alespatch #4419
of the 28th ultimo I have the honor to state that the Viceroy fully admito the reasonableness of compensation being paid. by the Salt Comptroller to the fishermen
from whom exactions
were levied in British waters; and, as His Excellency
the Govenor has removed the doubt that as to the amount by fixing it at
existed
the sum of
at
one
hundred tacks, the Viceroy
once accedes and trusto that His
the Mon: J. Gardiner Austin, Eoque,
Iolonial Secretary,
Honghong