DOMESTIC.
should be considered- on its own merits and I am to request that the Lords Commissioners of the treasury will favour his Lordship with their opinion as to the answer that should be returned.
The despatch from the Administrator of Hong Kong of 2nd October - No. 6753.
(Subject.)
reading Copy of Chartered Mercantile Bank of India.
Date. 1876.
Last previous Paper.
Encs.
Treas.
76-H & S (20)85 London & China for leave to issue One Dollar Notes.
Forwards 2 letters from Messrs Clacker Rawlins & Co. making application on behalf of the "Bank" and expressing great disaffection at the course in granting to the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank the privilege.
Mr Meade:
I prepared the draft with A. Kennedy on Friday last week, I was away on Monday so that I did not see this letter until after that draft was passed, written and numbered.
I am on the whole rather glad that we sent off to the Governor that despatch, which is comparatively mild in tone, before this letter was received. It is more severe in tone than 10491/13 & 19647/74, for the Governor.