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of the master) should have appeared in the proceedings, as ther

are calculated

Неадор

to afish the judgment of the Head of the fovernment of Hong Kong (and Eventually #. Mis foot ) in ihrning

instructions Prisoner.

for the disposal of the

I consider the whole affair to be

ко

of so important a description, that it should now be revised and

ted in the most formal

investigated

manner, that the anomalous position of the colony will admit Sshould have been disposed myself to proced to Hory hory for that purpose. no the case must be submitted to

but

me for consideration, it is more

regular

regular that I should take no in the investigation

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part

I have accorduply to instruct you, that you should asseurble a court consisting of yourself, and the Chief and marine magistrates, and that you proceed to investigate the chaze against the Prisoner in the monster I have detailed in this letter, for

which objich dinclose

Warrant under

muy

you

@

hand and heal,

and which warrant is to be

appended to the Proceeding, as your

authority for so doing.

Shave &

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(ligned) Aevry Pottinger

H. Mr. Plenipotentiary

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