Sir,
With reference to your letter of the 29 ultimo, I am directed by the Earl of Rosebery to state, for the information of the Marquess of Ripon, that a copy of the Despatch from the Governor of Hongkong relative to the opening of the West River to Foreign Trade will be transmitted to the Under Secretary of State.
Foreign Office 124 August 3. 1893. C.O. 13297 Rec? Gov 12528
Colonial Office.
Her Majesty's