CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 353

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and Chief Superintendent of Trade

which admitted of

No

{

sort

of delay;

auce.

but in the midst of the perform. of those duties, both at Mawar and Since I came back to Hongkong, I have striven to prevent any serious public inconvenience on in the Colonial business, and as the best means of putting Your Lordship in possession of what I have had to do in that Colonial Department,

I have resolved to transmit to

Your Lordship by this Mail Copies

of all

Outwards Colonial

my letters up to this day, briefly showing their Nos.,

dates, and purports ... I hope Your Lordship will approve of this resolution and will accept of these Copies of letters and their accompanying documents, in time of a regular report on each subject, which I have now no time to prepare as I am daily expecting to hear that

the Supplementary Treaty ratified by the Emperor has arrived at Canton from Peking, and that the High Chinese Officer, who is to bring and deliver it to me, is on his way to this place.

The inclosed Notification contains appointments that I made on the day it had come to hand, viz. 30th October. Major Polling, on his route to England, on leave granted by the government of India, was detained here to take home the Copies of the Supplementary Treaty, ratified by the Emperor and that for China.

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and Chief Superintendent of Trade which admitted of No { sort of delay; auce. but in the midst of the perform. of those duties, both at Mawar and Since I came back to Hongkong, I have striven to prevent any serious public inconvenience on in the Colonial business, and as the best means of putting Your Lordship in possession of what I have had to do in that Colonial Department, I have resolved to transmit to Your Lordship by this Mail Copies of all Outwards Colonial my letters up to this day, briefly showing their Nos., dates, and purports ... I hope Your Lordship will approve of this resolution and will accept of these Copies of letters and their accompanying documents, in time of a regular report on each subject, which I have now no time to prepare as I am daily expecting to hear that the Supplementary Treaty ratified by the Emperor has arrived at Canton from Peking, and that the High Chinese Officer, who is to bring and deliver it to me, is on his way to this place. The inclosed Notification contains appointments that I made on the day it had come to hand, viz. 30th October. Major Polling, on his route to England, on leave granted by the government of India, was detained here to take home the Copies of the Supplementary Treaty, ratified by the Emperor and that for China.
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and Chief Superintendent of Trade which admitted of No { sort of delay; auce. but in the midst of the perform. of those duties, both at Mawar and Since I came back to Hongkong, I have striven to prevent any serious public inconvenience on in the Colonial business, and as the best means of putting Your . Lordship. possession of what - Phave. Rad- in delay to do in that ((olonial ) Departmention, Hhave resolved to transmit to Your Lordship by this Mail Copies of all Outwards folonial my letters up to this Endey with an day, briefly showing their Nos, dates, and purports ... I hope Your Lordship will approve of this resolution and will accept of these Copies of letters and ther accompanying A 5. accompanying. Indoy, in time of a cach subject, regular report 351 to prepare which I have now no time, As I am daily to pecting exp to hear that the the Supplementary Treaty ratified by Emperor has arrived at Canton "from_ Peking, and that the High Chinese Officer, who is to me, is place. on is to bring and deliver it This way to this The inclosed. Notification contains appointments that I made_ on the grid of had come to " fu October. Major Pollingg Thina to visit me. China England, on leave route to England. granted by the government of India, Carry and. I have detained him here to home the Copies of the Supplementary Treaty, ratified by the Emperor and that for The
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and Chief Superintendent of Trade

which admitted of

No

{

sort

of delay;

auce.

but in the midst of the perform. of those duties, both at Mawar and Since I came back to Hongkong, I have striven to prevent any serious public inconvenience on in the Colonial business, and as the best means of putting Your . Lordship. possession of what - Phave. Rad-

in

delay

to do in that ((olonial ) Departmention,

Hhave resolved to transmit to

Your Lordship by this Mail Copies

of all

Outwards folonial

my letters up to this Endey

with

an

day, briefly showing their Nos,

dates, and purports ... I hope Your Lordship will approve of this resolution and will accept of these Copies of letters and ther accompanying

A 5.

accompanying. Indoy, in time of a cach subject, regular report

351

to

prepare which I have now no time, As I am daily to pecting

exp

to hear that

the

the Supplementary Treaty ratified by Emperor has arrived at Canton "from_ Peking, and that the High Chinese Officer, who is

to me, is

place.

on

is to bring and deliver it

This

way

to this

The inclosed. Notification

contains appointments that I made_ on the grid of had come to

"

fu

October.

Major Pollingg

Thina to visit me.

China England, on leave

route to England.

granted by the government of India,

Carry

and. I have detained him here to home the Copies of the Supplementary Treaty, ratified by the Emperor and that for

The

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