CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7] — Page 224

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advisable to pursue previous

to the

evacuation.

in February next.

of Chusan

Having devoted twcaly

years

to

our

an investigation of Commercial

Colonial and

relations I believe that

my

opinions there on

receive some

attention

at home, _ and that

when A. M. Gort unsolicited ly scleated me for office_

China it was

in

expected I

would be enabled to collect

useful information.

Desirons of justifying

Me

Confidence reposed in I prepared and submitted

leve, al

The

རི་ལན་

219 and Focus

Documents

several Reports to your Excellency,-

and these

a Commercial

together with Report which I am framing for the Lords Committee of the Privy Council for Traden will I hope

that I have min

demonstrate.

ainutely examined

affairs in China. Although

several

of

the conclusions at

which I have arrived after

anxions investigation i

be at

may

variance with those

emanating from. high nathirity, I trust I may

arrogance

ask.

a

without.

full and

farm hearing for opinions -- originating in integrity of

Motive

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