For arriving at the decision Schmer how came

Jun H

Sec. off. after consultation with F.O. (who have ascertained from Chinese authorities already acting then) the Governor's view & de merits at least shall have informed This point Sheen Sen, oppose still more of his assumed to appear.

For Woden.

Js. 2016.

I don't understand the question

but was workers

Mortemque justified

without reference Rorke

Shelving & The par 5 of gay stat of

which

appointment

in

negotiations & of Lovertly carried

out

lither the

The Junk hade

considered & be

See minute

3

mint kmice &

am 40743

"

9 I cannot

make not dis is All 10/6

unlikely the would have

written por

justification.

Mr Meade

6 intent was

trace of

those

I do not find any rules having reached Governor Hennessy with

& perusal of our approval of them and perhaps he therefore considered himself at liberty to disregard them

any

Sir Hennedy

approved I then When Sir J. Wade came to Hong Kong

235

if he did not approve of them himself. Sir B. Robertson had sent them to Sir Hennessy same time before 5 March 1878 the date of his despatch transmitting them to Lord Derby. From that despatch it seems that Sir B.R. regarded the rules as subject to Mr Hennessy's approval of

Whose decision he had not then despatched

received. From the same

" it appears that Sir B.B. was coming home without waiting for Sir Hennessy's decision

they fell through. I don't

understand the statement in Sir

M. Hicks Beach's despatch of 7 Nov 29 Margy, Cass that the rules appeared from

Sir J. Wade's despatch of the 28th of

now in force". I should

the now

May 19th

79

have inferred the contras

F.O. in

7248/79

Lada Lokich ws

Nr 10/6

that the Bucks won't agree to be the ons. I, the Governor, & the Viceroy of Canton; & possibly Sir

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