House
of Common
Admiral
Agent
instigated, its interests will in
my judgment be best served by making the
comprehensive
Ad
more
Conce
ad
Com
possible. In other
Revenue,
Opium duties, or
in other words the
Opium,
, whether
likin
on
or under other Categories
the Customs collect at
Kong, if they
the less
are..
tong
to collect any,
excuse will there be
for interference with the free Trade between Hong Kong
the Country.
and
I have marked this
letter Confidential because, if
the
matter
of it is to be discussed
between the British Consul and the Governor General, the less it
is
talked about till all is
settled
the
better.
The Chinese
are daily busying
themselves
more
and
more
with the
Comments of the Newspapers.
They
are
prone at the
time
to attend only
arguments
on
what they conceive their side of
they come
the question.
AS
Shavete
(ad) J. F. Davis
Major General Whitfield
Khong Kong
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