Confidential.
Rec lEG 7 NOV 00
Government onse.
8/10/00
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Sir
In continuation of my Confidential Despatch
of the 29th of September, I have the honour to
inform you that I have received a despatch
from Sir Robert Hart to Her Majesty's Minister
at Peking conveying his thanks for the opportunity
he had been given for the perusal of the draft
Raw Opium Amendment Ordinance, the provisions
of which were entirely agreable to him.
I have the honour to be
Sir
Your most obedient
humble servant
Henry aMake
Governor, &0.
e Right Honourable
Joseph Chamberlain M. P.
Secretary of State for the Colonies.
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