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this vexed

vexec question H.L. to peruse that portion

I have requested

075

of my

Memorandum of 1868-19 the Revision of the Treaty of 1868,

that relates to the trace of the

Colony

of

China

affecting the revenue

This paper was

laid

before Lord Clarendon. I approved

by Ad.

tother

I have farther put

tome observations

A!

Copy

memorandum

no 32/4

Feb. 28.1877

Perunal of the three pages, of

the ham?

prepared by

he

Revision of Treaty

in 1868-99

-that

relate to the Colony of Hong kong

Ou

the

prescal difficulties of the case, Y.

the solution

I would propose,

which if Ift. See

(

no objection,

uicated

were communicat

I should be glad to Ford Carnarvo

I have to

Ird, V. 4. Wade.

will explain my

view

of

the moral

obligation we accepted. when the

to land

was ceded to us.

to

assist the Chinese fort. in

securing stielf against the loss

that might be inflicted a pow it's rocume by the brade of Chinese

with the island when it became

a British Colony. I say nothing

of

omissions on

25 Years

our

side

becaus for

sond

the Chinese practically

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