CO129-022 - Public Offices - 1847 — Page 102

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lubject of damage from Steamers,

and this wantor denial oppiative

to a Chinese

ва

or the part

Subject of the

of her Helme, I shall be driven for the sake of the national Character

and the preservation ofour amicable

relations to make good the walve

op his halt to the Chinese lufferer,

an amount comes

wonathing

under £200.

but to provide the only effectuat

semedy

and cafequard for

the

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future, I have prepared an Ordinance,

of

which I bey it inclove the draft,

expowering the Consuls at the 5 Forts, with the aid of Asepors,

to decide wits above the value of 500. Dollars, subject however to

an affeal to the Supreme Court without this there will be no

justice for Chinese I have so

subjects.

(Ligned) J. F. Davis.

Baik

future

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