CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12] — Page 455

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1 Mclosure..

No 141.

Received

1946

with regars to the Canton Maikat. upon the prosperity of Hongking of Viscount Palmerston, bearing $174 of 12th beer to the address Transmitting copy of despatch

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26 July

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Victoria, Hongkong,

195th December, 1846.

My Lord,

"With reference to my previous Despatch No 14 of 23th November, in which I stated my intention of drawing

(my,

the notice of Her Majesty's Consuls at the Chinese Ports to the desirability of establishing the same privilege of transferring the import duties paid on goods unsaleable as had ben gained by M2 Alcock at Shanghue, I have the honor to enclose herewith the peply which I have received from Mr Macgregor, Consul at Canton, upon that subject.

I may observe in the first place, that this official report from the Consul establishes the important fact that the

The Right Henerable,

The Viscount Palmerston, G. C. B.

K.