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differ from those suggested by the Duke of Newcastle :
In eply I have the honor to state for the information of The Right Honorable the Secretary of State that on the arrival of Sir John Bowring at Hongkong. I received a Despatch from His Grace The Duke of Newcastle, dated the 16" February, enclosing copy of a letter which His Grace had addressed to Sir John Bowring and stating that Her Majesty's Goo would be glad to avail themselves of any suggestions
experience ate at
that
my
Hongkong might
enable me to offer
ww
order to
effect any further improvements
or
modifications.
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In consequence of these directions from. His Grace, previously to my departure from Hongkong I had
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a meeting with. Sir John Bowring, and St.fol faine - when after duly considering the substance of the Duke of relocastle's Despatch
and the
we
us it contained
Suggestions
agued
that it
manimously would be impossible to carry
into effect that part of it, which
Soo! faine suggested that on becoming I" Governor, Mr Almada è Castrol should be promoted to
My
in a
reasons
L
the Office of Secretary to the Somment
for coming to this conclusion will be fully detailed.
Despatch which I mote on the subject in January last, and which having been penned at a time when there did not appear to be any chance of a Vacancy in the Office of Colonial Secretary, will perhaps be better evidence what my opinions
of
on and entothan any
the question
and be entitled to more wright
were and still are
I
Ber W. Baxter
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