into China & giving them an acquittance wh. Frees them, in the latter case, from all further mipost on arrival at their destination & from stoppage or seizure by the Custom Cruisers in the former, as the Desp. however fully explains the object & reason for establishing these Customs Stations, & need
say
more,
but shall await
Your
approval before sending it
( 5?) B. Robertson.
P.S. & inclose
copy
& translation.
by
If a desp addressed to me Their Excellencies the Viceroy & Stoppe.
Csdy B.B.
Sir,
Fo
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with ref. to my desps. No 32 of 5th inst forwarding
a copy of the Report of the Comt appoin by the good of Hongkong to enquin into the action of the Chinese Revenue Cruisers in the neighing of Thongthong together with my remarks thereon & have the her to transmit a copy of the correspondence betw. The Chariman d. the Chamber of
& Commerce & the Colonial Secty
wh. appears in the papers, from which it will be seen that the your declines to furniste the Chamber with an copy of the Report & therefore it will not be, for the present at least, made public.
s?) B. Robertson.
F. Wade East CB.
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