& Mr. Alabaster was intended as A censure of the conduct of the w latter gentleman.

Is deal with the last question first I can assure & 2. hat in the w -uggestion that in any matter, in hote:

the Colony might see reason

The Gook of

Complane

the act as

the

Or

& Comment upon smission of a Jense

:Officer this regation tht be be the first misdance appealed & - Twas actuated by rothening but a desire I prevent misunderstanduigo Two crvices th: have but a common

between

interest & duty. Foud be by

Fond be by fremely

concerned if any

remark of mine

rad appeared in any way to reflect

able Subordinate

litter upon J. E. or for very

As regards the question of promistuen so immigration. I may have been to Hame for looking raîtier

The

particular hinstance th: Occasioned the correspole witte der slabaster, than.

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the larger difficulty in 20h: absence of

Control over the arrival

obrogiems

Chinese might place the Colony. I 142 accepted "W. Alabasters explanations

BCE/72 of that had occurred in Oct Satisfactory, & thinking the case

Fil

very unlikely a recur. G. 9. Caracterize the proceeding

as "umprecedented". I

must admit that I dismissed it Is repair my error heurid

From Key

but I have how written in der hedhurst A dep: A Copy Of bh; I beg to lillese, & I am mistructing

&. dr. Forels at

a

ale the ports, to far as in them his, is act in the spirit of my his Nuctions & M. Medhurst.

If, as diver understand the Cerrexpr I. Es Goot is stile apprehensive that the Colony may be inconvenienced by the importation unchecked of objectionable Chinese, I confers that I see no defence aganist such an liit except in the ports of the Colony itself. were the ports of Chirice open to British Grade or frequented exclusively by British

alone.

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