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Comm Admiral

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Mr Hawes

A copy of the report of the

sent to the Gou

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Ju1789 H. Kong,

(Copy) To the Lord of the Committee of Prin

Council for Trade.

Mz Lefevre having in his

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Letter of the 11th botant, hansmitted by Command of your Lordships, for our opinion the enclosed Copy of a Despatch from the food of Hong Kong, which has been sent to your Lordships from the Colonial Office drawing the attention of Her Majesty, foot to the Manner in which the Imperial Act, the Repotering of Brition dessels affects that Colony, _ he the foot) hang advised by Her Neapsty's Attorner feul at tour toug that as there is no Collector or Controller of Custous at that Port, and as there is no

power expressly fiven to the fovernor to carry out the Crovisions

of the Act, Certificates of Registry Cannot there _given, antithing Pessels owned by parties resident at hong thoug, to evercise the privileges of British Phips.

In abedience to the desire of

Your Lordships,

We report,

That by the 3rd Section

Foreign Office

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reasury

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