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been appointed to another post,
and that he will not be
despatched to investigate and report on the Trade of the South-
Western Provinces of China, as
I was informed
f
informed in a
recent
despatch from the Colonial —
X
Office?
2
eAs this is a
· question
in which the mercantile
is
community of HongKong deeply interested, I have requested
Her
Sir R. Herbert's despatch of August "X"),
21, ultimo, with its enclosures.
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Her olajesty's Chargé d'Affaires
at leking to inform
mne
what
arrangements will be made to
supply
3.
the
place of M. Baber. It will be observed
that the Chamber of Commerce-
suggests, that, for the reasons
assigned, it should have the option of appointing
a
representative, specially empowered. to watch over the mercantile.
interests of Hongkong, to
accompany
the Mixed Commission):
despatched to assist
in
determining