Art. 4. Dr. Pender may negotiate with H. M. Govt. about their treaty rights
Their treaty rights as in other Ports - but H. M. Govt.
annexed a declaration & his Understandings - I take this
Kawk. by about an
offering at Shan Kong
and meant for the
Chinese further, &
To be of no value-
Till Sir J. Browne that and During do not think it
at Grant- I give him any instructions respecting the provision
in art. 7. but should any application be made thereon in
July's - he will refer the matter home -
Sakifany
No 26.
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REG! 23 MAY (
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Government House,
Tientsin, 16th April, 1883.
My Lord,
With reference to previous correspondence before my
arrival here, and to Your Lordship's recent dispatch No 45 of the
22nd
The Private Secretary
of His Excellency
the Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies