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has drawn
my
should do so.
attention to
3.
what he considers the
irregular practice of persons in Hongkong communicating direct with him instead of through the Government of this Colony, which he
considers the
course.
2.
more.
&
regular
Mr. Alabaster is also
of opinion that when the
Chinese authorities desire
to make communications
with anybody here they
should
through him. In order that Your
better
Lordship may understand the points
raised by the Consul, I will
mention certain instances in which he has called
my
attention to them.
In one case Messrs.
Butterfield and Swire, one of the principal mercantile firms of Hongkong, and who
I understand also
carry
on
business at Canton, addressed
Mr.