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"Hongkong, as I have not yet. received dir Harry taske's opinion respecting that difficult question. The (Sir Harry Parkes), had intended to visit me at Hongkong in last March, when we

had arranged

to come to a final decision on this and on other pending questions; but he has been

prevented hitherts from

carrying.

out his intention by

the press of public business at lekings. It will be recollected

that I transmitted with my

despatch

En el

Zor

despatch W.226 of 1833 an

exhaustive Memorandum on

that subject by Mr. Justice Russell.

3

A

may

take this ~

of

the

opportunity of stating that some of the leading members WongKong Chamber of Commerce have informed

me

that they

are no longer very anxious___ about the so-called "Blockade by the Revenue Cruisers of the "Hoppo"," For those Cruizers have jurisdiction over Chinese ships, and loy

only over

lery

only hovincial duties. Whereas,

European

a an

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