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this Colony and as intimated in the concluding paragraph of my letter to Captain D'Aquilar, His Excellency the Governor wishes to enrol their names on your Police list in order that they may draw the extra pay for performance of that duty; and His Excellency would further wish you to submit for the consideration of Government such proposals for their employment and distribution, and the lodging of both themselves and their families as may appear to you best calculated to provide for their efficiency and usefulness.

(Signed) Richard O. W. Homann
The Honorable
Major Caine
No:116
Victoria

Sir,
710
Victoria Hongkong, March 17. 1840

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th Instant with its enclosures being correspondence between yourself and the military Mandarin at Kowloon.

A communication will be made to the Provincial Authorities at Canton regarding this correspondence, but it is needless to observe that unless the Chinese Government Officers enter cordially into our measures for suppressing crime, we have no means of obliging them to do so.

Mr. Gutzlaff will be requested to apply to you for copies of the letters which have passed between you and them and you will be so good as to let

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this Colony and as intimated in the concluding paragraph of my letter to Captain D'Aquilar, His Excellency the Governor wishes to enrol their names on your Police list in order that they may draw the extra pay for performance of that duty; and His Excellency would further wish you to submit for the consideration of Government such proposals for their employment and distribution, and the lodging of both themselves and their families as may appear to you best calculated to provide for their efficiency and usefulness. (Signed) Richard O. W. Homann The Honorable Major Caine No:116 Victoria Sir, 710 Victoria Hongkong, March 17. 1840 I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th Instant with its enclosures being correspondence between yourself and the military Mandarin at Kowloon. A communication will be made to the Provincial Authorities at Canton regarding this correspondence, but it is needless to observe that unless the Chinese Government Officers enter cordially into our measures for suppressing crime, we have no means of obliging them to do so. Mr. Gutzlaff will be requested to apply to you for copies of the letters which have passed between you and them and you will be so good as to let
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this Colony and as intimated in the concluding paragraph of my letter to Captain D'Aquilar, His Excellency the Governor wishes to enrol their names you Police list in order that they the your to may draw the extra pay for performance of that duty ; and His Excellency would further with you submit for the consideration of Government such proposals for their employment and distribution, and the lodging of both themselves and their families as may appear to you "best calculated to provide for their efficiency and usefulness. Shave be to be (Signed) Richard Homam- The Honorable. No:116 Major Caine be Victoria Sir 710 Victoria Hongkong, March 17. 18/040 Sam directed to ackrinoledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th Instant with its enclosures being correspondence, between yourself and the military Mandarin at Kowloon. A communication will be made to the Provincial Authorities at Canton regarding this correspondence, but it it needless to observe that unless the Chinese lovernment Officers enter cordially into our measures for - suppressing crime, we crime have no ameaut of obliging them to do so. Mr butzlaff will be requested to apply to you for copies of the letters which have passed between you and them and you will be so good as to let
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this Colony and as intimated in the concluding paragraph of my letter to Captain D'Aquilar, His Excellency the Governor wishes to enrol their names

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may draw the extra pay for performance of that duty ; and His Excellency would further with you submit for the consideration of Government such proposals for their employment and distribution, and the lodging of both themselves and their families as may appear to you "best calculated to provide for their efficiency and usefulness.

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(Signed) Richard Homam-

The Honorable.

No:116

Major Caine be

Victoria

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710

Victoria Hongkong, March 17. 18/040

Sam directed to ackrinoledge the

receipt of your letter of the 19th Instant with its enclosures being correspondence, between yourself and the military

Mandarin at Kowloon.

A communication will be made

to the Provincial Authorities at Canton

regarding this correspondence, but it it needless to observe that unless the Chinese lovernment

Officers

enter

cordially into our measures for -

suppressing

crime, we crime

have

no ameaut

of obliging them to do so.

Mr butzlaff will be requested

to apply to you for copies of the letters which have passed between you and them and you

will be so

good as to

let

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