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I am aware that the occasion was a very
exceptional one, and could hardly be quoted
as a precedent in ordinary circumstances,
but experience shows that any action of
t his kind taken in one part of His Majesty's
Dominions is liable to be invoked in support
of claims to similar treatment elsewhere.
5. I would ask you, therefore, in
future to pay particular attention to the
instructions contained in Lord Elgin'e
Circular despatch, as it is of great import-
ance that there should be uniformity in the
relations of Governors with Foreign Consular
Officers.
I have, etc.,