House of Commons. Admiral Agent 9 F.O. 9266 Hoang hong 273 25 Sept. 1871.
Sir,
Dir R. Macdonnell. MINUTE. 2/ Mr Reed – 22 Sept ? Mr Meade 23 Sept Lord Holland Merstham Mr Hugamen Lord Kimberley 28 Sept 1871
With reference to your letter dated the ... of September, and forwarded by the Earl of Kimberley to Frankent to you the copy of a further letter from the Foreign Office, enclosing a despatch from H. M. Chargé d'Affaires at Peking, forwarding copies of letters addressed by him to the Acting Governor of Hongkong, and to H.M. Consul at Canton, respecting the measures which the Chinese government propose to adopt for the collection of the Opium Revenue in the waters around Hongkong.