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much hesitation that I express

Lorett as the course pursued by you in this matter but it appears that, unbecoming as the language adopted by the shareholders was, it would have been more advisable not to have resisted their remonstrance on that ground alone, but to have called upon them in the first instance to specify the provisions to which they objected, and after those objections had been considered by the Council and decided on, to have further the opportunity of pointing out to the shareholders the impropriety and intemperance of their language.

Nevertheless I readily admit that Society in Hong Kong is very different from what exists in this Country, that the line of conduct which would be advisable here, might be quite inapplicable in that Colony, and I feel every confidence in your discretion and in your acquaintance with the habits & feelings not only of British Residents in China, but also of the Native Chinese.

In regard to the Ordinance which accompanies your dispatch No. 70, I had expected from your previous dispatch that you would in transmitting it have furnished me with a full report of the objections.

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393 much hesitation that I express a. Lorett as the course pursued by you in this matter but it appears that, unbecoming as the language adopted by the shareholders was, it would have been more advisable not to have resisted their remonstrance on that ground alone, but to have called upon them in the first instance to specify the provisions to which they objected, and after those objections had been considered by the Council and decided on, to have further the opportunity of pointing out to the shareholders the impropriety and intemperance of their language. Nevertheless I readily admit that Society in Hong Kong is very different from what exists in this Country, that the line of conduct which would be advisable here, might be quite inapplicable in that Colony, and I feel every confidence in your discretion and in your acquaintance with the habits & feelings not only of British Residents in China, but also of the Native Chinese. In regard to the Ordinance which accompanies your dispatch No. 70, I had expected from your previous dispatch that you would in transmitting it have furnished me with a full report of the objections. Page 210 Page 211

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393

much hesitation that

I express

Lorett

the course pursued by you be this matter but it

appears

ھے

Bre

that, unbecoming

nas the language

adopted by

the themonabits,

it would have been more

advisable hot to have

resisted Keir remont

house

that ground alone,

but to have called upon.

Rem

the first mitance

to specify the provisions to which they obgarbeet, and after those objections had been considered by

Men Council of decided on,

to have Sather the opportunity of boniting out to the

Temnialists the impropnity

and intemperance of

their

Nevertheless

Sinquage - Nerentialife

خه

New paras.

206

I readily admit that Society in thong is to different from what exists.

This Country,

that the

line of conduct which nould be advisable here,

might be quite mapple=

:: cable in that Colony, and

I feel every confidence in your discretion is in your acquanitance with the habits & feelings not only of British Residenti in Chiria, but also of the Native Chinese

In regard to the Ordinance

which accompanies your

Iph 2o70, I had expected from quor presiones Iph,

that que ambel in transmitting it have fumished me with full report of the

objection.

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