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and Military Officers, and a large number of other persons under Royal Saluted from the Batteries and Ships of War, and a Feu de Joie from all the Troops in Garrison.

The Certificate of Exchange and the Declaration touching Fransit Duties referred to in Your Lordship's despatches Nos 1 and 2. of

the 4th of January 1843, were executed at the same time, after which the Charter for erecting

thing

the Colony of Stony Kong and my

as

Commission

Governor were read, and I took the Oaths

of Office

I am now in the very midst of the_ arrangements for a Tariff, and intend to send dient. Col. Malcolm and Mess? Miorrison and

Than

up to Canton to morrow with my

proposals to be laid before the High

final

Commissioner who returned to the Provincial

Capital

on the 28th Instant, Itis Excellency has

generally agreed

is my

по

teams, and I anticipate

further serious difficulties, so that I hope the "Tariff will be finally settled, and made

public

in a short time, but all it's details and

the lengthened discussions and inquiries which have led to it I must reserve

despatch.

for

another

In the meantime. I have the honor to

forward

a. Proclamation and its

recompanimento which I have had

published and to express my respectful hope that the Queen will graciously approve of my having honored this City with Iter Prajesty's

I have the hown to to Henry Pottinger.

Name.

Signed

true Copy.

Michaud Morman

Capital