of One hundred taels, the Viceroy at once accedes, and trusts that His Excellency the Governor will see in this a further proof of his desire to make all possible amends for an act which has incurred his highest displeasure, and was entirely unauthorized by this Government. On the receipt of the money, I will at once forward it.
(Signed) D. B. Robertson, Consul.
(True Copy)
J. Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary
Duplicate (Copy)
No 463.
Sin 621
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hong Kong, October 5th 1868.
I have the honor to acknowledge your despatch of the 2nd of October, No 206, acquainting me for the information of the Governor, Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, that the Viceroy had fully admitted the reasonableness of the compensation proposed by His Excellency to be paid to the Fishermen from whom exactions were made in British Waters by the Salt Comptroller's
D. B. Robertson Esq., C. B., H. B. M's Consul, Canton.
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