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Sir,
We have the honour to enclean for the informa-
tion of lis Rxcellenc, the Offic ́r Amministering the Government various communicatione (uix in all) received
by us from the leading Chim so firms nd trading guilds derr,ing on busine.s in this dolong, in reply to a letter of enquiry drozsed by one of us to them requesting
their opinion ao So the desirubilivy of our dovernment
further permissing who establishment of a branch of the Chinese Foreign Cuetons in his British Colony of Hong- kong and the maintenance of quite a flest or Chinese
revenue c.uisers in iish wavers.
Recentl, the mind of the general public in this Colony ha boan excrclund over the continued existence
of the Chinese Ou soms and cruisura in British territory
and wate78,
Turcpran action of the community made their voleo euro ohrough the public press and sheir Cham- ber of Commerco. The Chinese suosion, however, though Ayparentl; supertaining an equ-lly strong opinion durst nop upter one syllable on accuant, uoubtless, of their
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vaig reason w have und 15 to be our duty as their
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Sacertain their trus vicus and to communicate the same
. .3. She Aguinistrator. Before taking this step, however, we have waited for some days in the hope that
the leading Chinese merchants themselves would address
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