Suggestion,
of
of
contained in para: 5
Sir H. Blake's Despatch no 278
the 4th ult, that the Regulations,
which are
said to have nullified
the permission under which British
Vessels
licensed for Inland
navigation were allowed to call
at all ports on the river for
passengers & Cargo, should be repealed or amended.
3 I am to request that the
printed Inclosures to the last
mentioned Despatch may be
returned to this Dep't when
no
longer required
by them.
4 Copies of
the aforesaid Despatches
Despatched herewith have been sent to the Colonial Office with Inclosures
A B C
The Sec: to
The Admiralty
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Mr Macnaghten 14/1 In Johnson 157.
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with reference to the letter
of this Date (M14022)
Secretary
Chamberlain to transmit herewith,
to be laid before the L.C. of
the Admiralty, the enclosed
Despatches, noted in the
margin,
which have been
received from
Hongkong
on the subject of
navigation on the West River
and in the districts bordering
thereon; copies of which have also been communicated to the Foreign Office.
HAC