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It would seems that

You were informed by the German

Consul, in reply to a suggestion from

yourself that the German "inister at

Fekin should bring pressure to bear,

that this had already been done but

that the "ai "u Pu would not consent

(I may mention that I have now received

your-correspondence with "r Fox,

through the Foreign Office, from His

́ ́ajesty's Minister at Pekin). And yet,

notwithstanding all these considerations,

wo I gather,

you were/anxious to oblige the German

Consul by allowing at any rate one

shipment of coolies from Hong Kong to

Semoa.

In tithing this line of nehin gur afferanth befor

You would Epear to have haft

promomed

out of account in thin reter the views

and policy of is 'ajesty's Government.

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could cat be disposed to facilitate the

supply of Chinese coolies from long

of had Jn menda

Kong to Samoa, but in any case a reference

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would certaming has been expedient desirable in a matter so delicate,

so contentious, and of such broad

I should have beam public importance etter chick,

to relive your of easternochich pet-from strong public feeling at

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d of the danger of invoting mo

alredear inter-national

relations at more than one point.

inking these observations

I am anxious not to discourage you

in your arduous and responsible

task, of your efforts in discharging

which I have recently had much

pleasure in expressing my cordial

But i feelit my duty

appreciation.

to point out to you that if advan-

tage had been taken of the permis-

sion which you at first granted for

the shipping of inuehtured emigrants

to Samoa, in disregard of long-stand

ing instructions from the Secretary

of State, or if subsequently your

efforts to obtain the agreement of

the Viceroy in & shipment of free

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