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Customs.
With reference to the
an easier
quid pro quo of working of the West River trade and of that likely to grow up with the new inland steam navigation rules which is suggested in the concluding portion of the Inspector General's let ter, it is not necessary to more than that the easy working of those
say
regu
lations is already the duty of
of China and cannot be ae_
as a reason
cepted for granting to China abnormal jurisdiction within this Colony. Jo
I have the honour to be,
Dire
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
W Black Major-General, Administering the Go-
vernment
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