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which I made to him regarding the shipment of criminal or destitute Chinese from the Treaty Port to this Colony.
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I regret to find that in Mr Wade's opinion it is not in the power of the Consul to prevent the embarkation for Hongkong of such Chinese as those which led to this correspondence. It seemed to me that Her Majesty's Consul might be expected to exercise such power or influence within his jurisdiction that the Police Authorities of the Settlement could be stopped from shipping on board British Vessels at any rate Chinese Criminals who were to be landed in Hongkong. It is not difficult to foresee the probable injury to the Colony, which this position of affairs may at any time effect, but I must now leave it to Your Lordship to take such steps in the matter deemed expedient.
3.
Regarding the request of Mr Wade that I should address him in the first instance when attention is to be called to proceedings considered objectionable by this Government and to the supposed responsibility of the Consul, I think that he has