CO129-022 - Public Offices - 1847 — Page 74

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

73

of Tra

beyond the limits of the

Consular Ports in China.

Lord Grey

Grey directs

me

to

request that you would Acquaint Lord Palmerston

has no

that Lord Grey saggestion to offer

the subject. ३.

.

т

Copy

Tv.101

Mylord,

Hongkong. Bee. 24. 1846

had to send one

I have the honor to inclose & your Lordships an Extracts of a Despatch from Mr Consul Layton at Amoy in which he

in which he informs me that, for the purpose of serving a writ of the Supreme Court in a case of debt, he of his assistants out of the limits of her Port to a deitance of supty five miles on the coast, where the said opens vessel, While by the treaty we deny all cogarjance of sunggling ships it appears & myself peculiarly inconsistent and that H. Mis Consular Officers should thes countenance & acknowledge,

writ was served on board an

openly

imperper

The

smuggling stations & ressels, at the same time that by such destant journeys beyond the limits of the several Consaler Stations heavy expence, and the greatest likely

a very

Inconvenience are

The Nesconet Palmerston GNB

to accral.

Sa

x.

K.

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.