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was therefore driven to adapt the recommendation
the transmission of 1872 and let out the boiling to murmurs, because, and
Nuis "break down a combination against
the Government". Lord Kimberley
despatch No. 10 of 24th January 1873 gave
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Authority for this new departure. Nevertheless, nothing was quite decided upon till the
last moment for it was understood that the China Merchants Company felt great inconvenience from carrying on their business at Pinang from this distance and there
were signs of
& coming back.
Their Worthing
The Administrator circulated
to Members
of Legislative Council to meet
the Executive in the 1st of February
- A-
Elatement already referred to was read.
by
No. Elwark
on
what had been done. See
page 4 of appendix and other details.
here going by myself when on the motion
of
the Unofficial Members
adjournment took place.
-
20th
At the adjourned meeting of the 20
February I submitted extracts of
conversation and statistics, obtained
in
form
versed in the Opium trade - pages 17-24 of
a chamber Compradore took to a still
Appendix - and the Petition the
the