Hongkong No 381
17 the November, 1884-
Governo
Fir George F. Boven, GeMly,
to
The Right Honourable,
The Earl of Derby, KY,
Houghing
Tranquillity of- French and Chinese
Kogress of affairs between
thes
renor.
No.
wen 382
Date.
168
for 18
at previous Paper.
trong trọng
No 21838
(Subject.)
The Opium Revenue.
DESPATCH.
21858
RECE
REGT 22 DEC 34
Has consulted with competent advisers on
14786. the subsect, submits observations
It subsequent Paper.
22025
(Minutes.)
W. Meade
63
Iregret that I did misinform Lad
Derly
as to me fact (but
or mislead
not more
one) ethyl
than
viz. in my pencil munte in the margin of p. 46 of Enclosure to 14+786/84; for I
46of looked through the fazettes & could not the Cancrilation of find any
notice of
the notification referred to in pav. hop this despatch.
Jam
very sorry
that
I did not look carefully enough to detect notification
But in
xo.221 of 14
14 June
desp.com
or p. 550 of the Gazettes herourth.
writing the draft. 14786 I purposely inserted the word "Apparently ("at beginning of per
because I knew there was some doubt as to. whether the notice has been cancelled ? Reply that Lord Derty was of course