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Hongkong, 22nd. March, 1916.
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Your letter to me of the 18th. instant did not
reach my office till the 20th (on which day I was absent
from the offios) and I now beg leave to reply to it and to
its inclosures, and I beg to request you to kindly transmit
this letter of nine to the Right Honourable The Secretary
of State for the Colonies, at the same time as you forward
to him your letter to me of the 18th. instant and its
inolosuz88.
8. Tith regard to the third paragraph of your said
letter I beg leave respectfully to point out that the request
contained in my letter to you of the 9th. instant was not a
request that all Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary
of state on the subject of the Petition should be published,
though I should, if I may be permitted to say so, welcome suck
publication, but my request was, in fact, for something
different, namely, that "in justice and fairness to the
Petitioners and their cause I sy be furnished with ooples
of all Dispatches and of all inclosures thereto which are sent
by His Excellency the Governor or the Hongkong Government to
the Right Honourable The Secretary of State for the Colonies
with reference to or in any way connected with the Petition".
8. I am much ebliged to you for forwarding to me copies
of correspondenɑs which has passed between Kir. Landale and
Mr. Shellin and the Chinese Members of Council and yourself
and beg to say as follows:-
(1) With regard to Mr. Landale's letter to you of
the 16th. instant, I adhere to and repeat the
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