CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4] — Page 190

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which is to cuface neutrality during the contut now crusting in China) of showing what

gives

me

injury

would result to the public karvia, if in matters decmed Colonial, I were

areluded from the legislative

Souncil. The

very

Adinance wa

akrintely neccesitated by

position in China and its

MAI

by

security friced upon me voluminous corespondence both with the Juxerial Authorities and the rebel Chiefs as well as with

our Merchants in China- all complaining of violations of that neutrality which I have been instructed to preserve during the

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existing Erntects. The subject het been frequently disensed with the Lieutenant Gown and be

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certainly concured with me in the neccicity of Legislation. The peace of the Colony is menaced_ _ "Rebel fleets are courtantly horning in its neighbourhood watching the Superial Thips that frequently

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viuit

our waters - while the Colony has

again

and again furnished the arms, munitions, boats and men

to be cumployed for purposes piratical or patriotic, according to the interpretation of one a another_ party. I think the Lieutenant boverum would dieu that I, in

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