CO129-003 - Foreign Office - 1843 — Page 342

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nature, & that and

anothing

but the extreme hazard

of exempting Subjects in

China from

effective local control,

could justify

innovation.

The

general

principles by which the

exercise of

the Legislative

Authority of Independent

States is

limited.

1

will I am

persuaded be deprived

in practice

of

which might

attend it, by

the mild

otherwise

The case

with constantly

which

you

employ

to promulgate

no law which could give

any

just

or plausible

ground of offence to

the Chinese Authorities.

Exercising your powers

with constant moderation

&

with a

vigilant regard

to the prejudices

of

the people &

than to the reasonable

jealousy of

good

gov't of

China, you will

I trust be enabled to

derive from them the advantage

of

effective

control over

all

your subjects,

uncompensated for by the disadvantage of giving

umbrage

to

a

power

with which it will be

your duty to maintain the most

friendly relations.

With regard

to the

minor details

of your

legislative duties as

Superintendent

it is

sufficient

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333 22 nature, & that and anothing but the extreme hazard of exempting Subjects in China from effective local control, could justify innovation. The general principles by which the exercise of the Legislative Authority of Independent States is limited. 1 will I am persuaded be deprived in practice of which might attend it, by the mild otherwise The case with constantly which you employ to promulgate no law which could give any just or plausible ground of offence to the Chinese Authorities. Exercising your powers with constant moderation & with a vigilant regard to the prejudices of the people & than to the reasonable jealousy of good gov't of China, you will I trust be enabled to derive from them the advantage of effective control over all your subjects, uncompensated for by the disadvantage of giving umbrage to a power with which it will be your duty to maintain the most friendly relations. With regard to the minor details of your legislative duties as Superintendent it is sufficient
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