CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4] — Page 192

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Justice and Attorny Soneral —

SLLLL

azzured that the Afina uel was necessary to the due

Abuinistration of Putin aud

Ahinances paud in other

was in fact merely a reprint of

Her

Majestys Gimmies.

14.

416

The Scratch to you rated 12 Februay afflcars to me

refor

to

to matters in which it

-

would have been desirable. I should have been consulted. The subject is Erolie huniquation - a subject intimately connected with the Suurire of China and the position of our Merchants in the Ports. I

had

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Knowledge whatever, till the

15th of February (the day of the Mails departure) that the Communicatio dated the // January and signed by most of the leading merchants of Arughtong on the regulation of Coolie Emigration had been received by the Colonial Secretary- and had

no cognizance of his reply. I

cannot but think that this as a topic on which it would have been far better to have conferred with me before

given to the Mucrelauts, a announcement made in the Gazette in the warme of the Lieutenant Governor. Eroul

Caine now

an autWtL AVAS

acknowledges this -

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