His Excellency the Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of Macao, &c., &c., &c., has also, and has to do with two Masters of the same places - The complaints of estrangement from Portuguese residents might be answered at once by their avowed inability to afford protection.
I. Cannot fully demonstrate my concurrence in all Sir Henry Pottinger's remarks and statements regarding Macao, than by begging leave to refer to the enclosed extract from a letter from myself to Lord Stanley, 21st December 1843, written to England before I had any information as to proceedings to be taken in "China". The observations regarding merely confirm, in other words, Sir Henry's statements. Under these circumstances I cannot imagine that any other course was to be adopted.
3. As to the question whether Macao is to be considered within the dominions of the Emperor of China, as already laid down in Ordinance No 1 of 1844 for Her Majesty's Subjects within the Dominions.
I am happy to be able to state, that all pretensions on the part of the Chinese Government to any jurisdiction of any kind at Hongkong are abandoned, and set at rest. The British were induced to entertain doubts on this point while in England, but the distinct provisions of the Treaty of Nanking, and the Supplementary Treaty, deprive China of the power of putting forth the claim.
By the 3rd Article of the Treaty of Nanking, Hongkong is ceded to Her Majesty for ever, to be governed by such Laws and Regulations as Her Majesty shall think fit. And by the 15th Article of the Supplementary Treaty, all debts from Kowloon at Hongkong are to be recovered by the English Courts.
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quilting England, but the distinal freerisions of the Treaty of Nantwing, and the Aupplementary I realy, deprive Kina of the power of pulling forth the Laim.
1 by the 3rd Axle of the Treaty of Aanhing, Hongthing is coded to A: Mazisty for ever, to be juveined by such Same and Pregulalims as Her Majesty shalt on fit i "Aircot . 1 80s the 15th Ruticle of the Supplementary Treaty, all Bebls from Rinoon at Burgthing are to be recovered by the English Easts of
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