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M. Hope

I submit previous to prematurely relating to Parliament, that, Lord Stanley apprehends that it will be necessary to make Regulations on this subject, until it shall have been ascertained, by advices from his Lordship that the Ratifications of the Treaty of Peace with China have been formally exchanged, that event whatever be known to have taken place, and shall have become known.

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When any application shall be made by the Colonial Department of the British Crown, Lord Stanley is of opinion that the settlement will be best consulted by The most unrestricted freedom.

But his Lordship is also of opinion that on introduction into the Island for consumption, it will be necessary that duties of Customs should be levied.

The T.O. might be sued to the E.I. Coy when suppose a copy of the suggestions on this subject, which copy wish brought under the consideration of the Cabinet.

Memorandum upon constituting Hong Kong a Free Port; with reference more immediately to the privileges at present enjoyed by Singapore...

In order that "Her Majesty's Government may be in full possession of the circumstances which first led to the establishment of Singapore as a British Possession and subsequently to its being constituted a Free Port on its present footing, it may be proper to state that, that Island, which is situated close to the southern extremity of the Peninsula of Malacca, was formed as a Settlement by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1818, and its Sovereignty was confirmed in 1825 by a Convention between Great Britain with the King of Holland and the Malay Princes of Johore.

By the Act of 5 Geo 4 Cap 108 passed in 1824, it was enacted that Singapore and other Possessions which had been ceded to His Majesty, should be transferred and placed under the Government of the East...

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M. Hope I submit previous to prematurely relating to Parliament, that, Lord Stanley apprehends that it will be necessary to make Regulations on this subject, until it shall have been ascertained, by advices from his Lordship that the Ratifications of the Treaty of Peace with China have been formally exchanged, that event whatever be known to have taken place, and shall have become known. 7240 When any application shall be made by the Colonial Department of the British Crown, Lord Stanley is of opinion that the settlement will be best consulted by The most unrestricted freedom. But his Lordship is also of opinion that on introduction into the Island for consumption, it will be necessary that duties of Customs should be levied. The T.O. might be sued to the E.I. Coy when suppose a copy of the suggestions on this subject, which copy wish brought under the consideration of the Cabinet. Memorandum upon constituting Hong Kong a Free Port; with reference more immediately to the privileges at present enjoyed by Singapore... In order that "Her Majesty's Government may be in full possession of the circumstances which first led to the establishment of Singapore as a British Possession and subsequently to its being constituted a Free Port on its present footing, it may be proper to state that, that Island, which is situated close to the southern extremity of the Peninsula of Malacca, was formed as a Settlement by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1818, and its Sovereignty was confirmed in 1825 by a Convention between Great Britain with the King of Holland and the Malay Princes of Johore. By the Act of 5 Geo 4 Cap 108 passed in 1824, it was enacted that Singapore and other Possessions which had been ceded to His Majesty, should be transferred and placed under the Government of the East...
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M. Hope

I shout profore to premature to relatlich

to Parliament,

that, Com Stanley afprehends that it wilt any Regulations, so to make this subject, until it shall have been

ascertained, by to his fort that the Ratifications of the of Pence with China have been formally rechanged that event whate be known to have taken place, and

база

shall have become.

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any application

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