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Despatch No 17 of 1848 ––

Inclosure No4

Copy!

N2468.

Return of the Junk

Duplicate.

Trade

at Hongkong for 1846 and 1847-

Gentlemen,

112

Colonial Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 29th September 1846,

With reference to your letter of the 21st Instant, I am directed by His Excellency The Governor in Council to inform you, other parties having intimated some intention of creating patent slips in the colony, your request to have the exclusive privilege of one for a term of five years, cannot now in the opinion of the Council be complied with.

When it is considered however that your ground is almost the only one eligible for the purpose of a slip, and that the parties professing an intention of sending for slips from home, are not possessed of equally eligible sites, it would appear that you have the power of bringing your slip into...

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Despatch No 17 of 1848 –– Inclosure No4 Copy! N2468. Return of the Junk Duplicate. Trade at Hongkong for 1846 and 1847- Gentlemen, 112 Colonial Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 29th September 1846, With reference to your letter of the 21st Instant, I am directed by His Excellency The Governor in Council to inform you, other parties having intimated some intention of creating patent slips in the colony, your request to have the exclusive privilege of one for a term of five years, cannot now in the opinion of the Council be complied with. When it is considered however that your ground is almost the only one eligible for the purpose of a slip, and that the parties professing an intention of sending for slips from home, are not possessed of equally eligible sites, it would appear that you have the power of bringing your slip into... Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co.
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Despatch No 17 of 1848 –– Inclosure No4 Copy! N2468. Return of the Junk uplicate. Frade at Houghtong for 1846 and 1847- Sentlemen 112 Colonial Office, Victoria, Houghing, 29th September 1846, With reference to your letter of the to that 21th Instant, I am directed by His hycellency The Governo in Council. 6 inform you, other parties having intimated some intention of creating patent stips in the felony, your request to have the cxclusive privilege of one for For a term of five years, camot now in the opinion of the founcil- be complied with When it is considered however that your ground is almost the only one cligible for the purpose of a slip, and that the parties professing an intention of sending for slips from home, are not porceseed of equally "eligible sites, it would appear that have the power of bringing your stip Meest! Jardine Matheson H1⁄2= that you inte
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Despatch No 17 of 1848 ––

Inclosure No4

Copy!

N2468.

Return of the Junk

uplicate.

Frade

at Houghtong for 1846 and 1847-

Sentlemen

112

Colonial Office, Victoria, Houghing, 29th September 1846,

With reference to your letter of the

to

that

21th Instant, I am directed by His hycellency The Governo in Council. 6 inform you, other parties having

intimated some intention

of creating patent stips in the felony, your

request to have the cxclusive privilege of one

for

For a

term

of five years,

camot now in

the opinion of the founcil- be complied with

When it is considered however that

your ground is almost the only one cligible for the purpose of a slip, and that the parties professing

an intention of sending for slips from home, are not porceseed of equally "eligible sites, it would appear that have the power of bringing your stip

Meest! Jardine Matheson H1⁄2=

that you

inte

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