inskad of Naglan and not lighting the Gap are I am informe as follows.
(a) That Waglan and the Pap are Chinese Islands, and that the Chinese Government has declined to light these Islands at present -
(by that the Chinese Government have refused for it has been assumed. would refuse if asked) to allow the Colonial Government to light them and this on leveral pleas viz a general disinclination to " make
any more territorial cessions anywhere" a "sporical disinclination
" to make them here as the three
" mile limit of English possessions
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" would be extended and smuggling
"Vessels would thus have their
increased
"facilities for escoping with impunity
d "wait" I. largely in understand is the language
used
by the Superintendent General
Customs "wait until we can
our
" conveniently consider the matter " as part of
large scheme " lighting the Coast or if you " prefer give us 75.000
Dollars and
The Chinese will erect and maintain
" Lighthouses on the Gap and the "Maglan". "
(12) On this it may be remaster. that it would be highly inconvenient
in case
was with China or any
any
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