will not be made public.
With reference to
5.
the concluding paragraph of the report I take the opportunity of acknowledging the receipt of your despatch. No. 129 of 8th June, the contents of which I am taking steps to make generally known,
and I feel sure that your decision will be received with great satisfaction.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most Obedient Humble Servant,
William Robinson
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DRAFT.
Confidential
To Secretary to the
Board of Trade
MINUTE.
Mr. John 10 Nov.
Fin W. Hamilton 22
Mr. Lucas. 22
Mr. Graham.
Sir J. Bramston.
Mr. Wingfield.
Earl
Selborne.
Mr. Chamberlain.
for coun
fe
97
I to express W. Chamberlain's
4 May 17408/46
Sir,
331
23 Nov. 1897
I am directed
by W. Lee Chamberlain
to submit to you
for the
Confidential information of
the Board of
Trade
a copy of a Report or
a Committee appointed by the Governor of Hongkong to Enquire
into the
Condition
of British
Trade in that Colony, with the despatch
regretting that the Report was not sent to you at an earlier date.
7 Drafts
The Governor's despatch
forwarding this Report
reported
that the several
witnesses