CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4] — Page 191

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my doute capacity of chuf Superintendent of Frade and Everion of the Colony, could not but be in porccesion of information, of which he would have no Official Aurolige, likely to aurist the nectful Legislation,- and as the measures to be adopted were discetiy crunccted with and immediately dependent on our relations with China, it was urt he, but. I, who could most appropriately precede. The ordinance

particularly as regards the Imperialist fleets, which I personally have had to cxplain to the Chinese Authorities. The Chinese Admiral with whom I had a private interview

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With reference to the Adinanei No 2 & 1855, the subject

is is completely Judicial that Iuni satisfied when the acting Chief