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Extract from Mr. Consul Robertson's despatch No. 53 of the 23rd June 1868 to Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B.
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I have the honour to state that on the receipt of Your Excellency's Despatch No. 24 of the 7th of May conveying your wishes regarding an ample apology from the Viceroy for the acts of the boats of the Imperial Salt gabelle in levying fees within the British territory of Hong Kong, I brought the subject to the notice of His Excellency, who at once declared his willingness to meet your views, and expressed himself much more displeased with the