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Marila, 16th December, 1876.
Main Eveling,
I have this day issued the following decree..
"In accordance with the approval made by the Board of Finance and in the exercise of the special powers vested in me, and without prejudice to what have been previously determined, or what may be hereafter determined, the Minister for the Colonies hardly proclaiming ... under
The port of Sulu is from this date open to Foreign trade with full immunity from export ...