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by the Chinese Authorities. Such
partiality
because
would be the
more
a
lamentable
if each party
each party were equally successful in
actively, willing, and
carrying out his part of the agreement
the stipulations submitted to by the
I
Native vessels visiting this Colony, as
H.M's Government may
expedient.
party, which did
fulfil his stipulations.
would be hurtful.
It
may consider
I have the honor to be,
My Lord,
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Your Lordship's most obedient
humble servant.
The Earl Macdonald
Governor
25. I therefore very respectfully submit these matters for Your Lordship's Consideration. In the
meantime however I shall carry
out
my
instructions to revise
Ordinance No 2 of 1868, and thereby obtain the power, when Your
Lordship may direct, of putting
such restrictions
on
the
movement of
Love Officers
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