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Your Excellency deem it proper to do so, a copy of this before the Home Government, for their information of the herein contained details of the Opium trade of this port.
We have ...
(Signed) David Sassoon Song Co.
(2°) E. D. Sassoon, Co.
(True Copy) Mandarin Austin Colonial Secretary.
The Under Secretary of State
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Mor. Holland. Mor. Herbert,
Mr. Hugessen.
Lord Kimberley.
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7 March 17.
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Sir,
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11 March
With reference to my letter of the 1st Nov? last, I am directed by the Earl of Kimberley to transmit to you for the Consideration of Earl Granville a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hongkong respecting the alleged illegal importation into China of opium from that Colony.
I am to state that, with Lord Granville's concurrence, Lord Kimberley would propose to inform the Governor of Hongkong that H. M's. Government have no intention of entertaining any proposal that might be made by the ...