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Victoria, Hongkong.

11th July, 1845

Notwithstanding the unfavourable

the

Chinese

1 of the 13th Article of Supplementary Treaty, by which no

allowed to proceed to Hongkong

tendencies of

Rejsels

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except from one of the five Prts allowed to the Foreign.

-commerce, I have the satisfaction

to state that the Chinese trade of this Colony

that.

is gradually increasing, although it is clear

every discouragement has been covertly opposed by the government of China

An application was lutely made

to me by

1

Some

merchants of Tokion

i for

a

grant of land on which they might settle. Thesis people constitute a very peculiar race,

The Right Honerable,

being

The Lord Aanley,

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