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proposal for a "subvention for ten which will amount is $4,000

"monthly".

In these circumstances, and

in order to

adverting more particularly to the intention of the Spanish Government to pay a Subsidy for a term of years obtain the line - Myfords, are opopinion that they are warranted in considering the proposed Line

Spanish fovernment Line of Telegraph, and in, therefore, not with holding their consent to its being landed at Hong-Kong,

as a

but

myfords request that, in signifying

to the Spanish fovernment the consent of this Country to the landing

of the proposed cable at Hong-Kong, it may be stipulated that priority should be given to Government Messages, and Her Majesty's - Government shall have the power in the event of Emergency arising! to take possession of

the Stations

on British Territory, on reasonable

compensation being

made.

Jam, fir

Your obedient Servant,

Within Lond

myj

Mar

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