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Government of Newly Leased, Territory beyond Kowloon
Government House
Hong Kong
Les 26 27 18
Sir,
In
my
RINTED
FOR
EASTERN NO ON
COLONIAL
USE
OFFICE
August 27th 1898
letter of this cate
on the Government of the newly based Territory I argued
in favour of only very gradually
laws and
bringing
in
our
custones, because a premature attempt to override the habits of this conservative people would surely bring about friction distaste for
and
a
The Right Honourable
our
rule.
Joseph Chamberlain MP
288 16 12 8/98, 60 $135. etc etc ete