No.97%
Sir,
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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hong Kong, 21st January, 1898.
With reference to your letter No.126 of the 29th ultimo, I have the honour to state that the suggestions of the Viceroy set forth in the enclosure thereof do not appear, after careful consideration, to be practicable.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul,
Canton.
I have &c.
Colonial Secretary,