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As the thing
of the nature
of the
and augment the ill, in the opinion
of
the Trung Li Yamen, would most conduce to the prevention of
smuggling from Hongkong & the
Effective working of
the agreement,
I beg leave to forward copy, & to recommend to the favourable consideration
of Govt, the enclosed copy of a proposal that has been submitted
to them by Sir R. Hart, the Inspector General of Chinese Customs.
I have &c.
17.925
Foreign Office
76. Letter of Jan 21.06.
18.86
Draft.
Marquis Tseng -
&c. &c. &c.
Mesde.
I have the honour
to acknowledge the
receipt of your
Letter
of the 24
in which
you
state that
the opium agreement;
signed by my
predecessor
and by yourself on the 18th July last, has been
ratified by the Emperor
of China, but the arrival
of the ratifications
in
this