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With the compliments of Emigration Officers; together with a

copy of a Report

which His Lordship has received from the Law Officers of the Crown upon the points adverted to in Sir John Bowring's despatch; and I am to request that you will lay the Enclosed Papers before Lord Stanley,

and that His Lordship will move him to furnish Lord Clarendon with his opinion as to the propriety of appointing an Emigration Officer at Amoy or other Ports in China,

and also as to whether Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary should be authorized to alter by Ordinance any of the Provisions of the Chinese Passenger Act (HO 20/56, 279) to exempt any particular class of Vessel or Traffic, or any such voyage, as from Amoy to the Philippine Islands for instance, from the operation of the Act.

I am to add that Lord Clarendon proposes to communicate to the Admiralty an Extract of the inclosed Report of the Law Officers respecting the capture by Her Majesty's Ships of War of vessels which are "not British Vessels."

I am, &c.,

Your most obedient humble servant,

Shelburne

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With the compliments of Emigration Officers; together with a copy of a Report which His Lordship has received from the Law Officers of the Crown upon the points adverted to in Sir John Bowring's despatch; and I am to request that you will lay the Enclosed Papers before Lord Stanley, and that His Lordship will move him to furnish Lord Clarendon with his opinion as to the propriety of appointing an Emigration Officer at Amoy or other Ports in China, and also as to whether Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary should be authorized to alter by Ordinance any of the Provisions of the Chinese Passenger Act (HO 20/56, 279) to exempt any particular class of Vessel or Traffic, or any such voyage, as from Amoy to the Philippine Islands for instance, from the operation of the Act. I am to add that Lord Clarendon proposes to communicate to the Admiralty an Extract of the inclosed Report of the Law Officers respecting the capture by Her Majesty's Ships of War of vessels which are "not British Vessels." I am, &c., Your most obedient humble servant, Shelburne 144 :

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with the clutie of Emigration Offereo; together with a copy of a Reput which It is Lordship has verived from the daw Officers of the Coron upon the points advcted to in Sir John Bouring's despatch ; and I am to request that in Enclosed Papers before. Mor Sentey tabouchere you laying the will move him to. furnish dord flanndon with his opinion as to the propriety of appointing an Emigration Offic at limoy or other Ports in China, and also as to whether Her Majesty. Plenipotentiay should be authoriged so to alter by Ordinance any of the Provisions of the Chinese Passenger let hoor 20/56. Act as 279 to exempt any particular class of Wessel or Traffic, or any such toyage, as from Amoy to the Philippine Islands for instance, from the operatin of the but. Sam to add that Lord Clacendon proposes to communiate to the Admiralty an Extract of the incloved Report of the Law Officers especting the capture by Her Majesty' Ships of War of tepels which are "not" "British "Vessels." Jam Your must obedient humble servant Shelbuny 144 : f

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with the clutie of Emigration Offereo; together with a

copy of a Reput

which It is Lordship has verived from the daw Officers of the Coron upon the points advcted to in Sir John Bouring's despatch ; and I am to request that in Enclosed Papers before. Mor Sentey

tabouchere

you

laying

the

will move him to.

furnish dord flanndon with his

opinion as to the propriety of

appointing

Emigration Offic

at limoy or other Ports in

China,

and also as to whether Her Majesty. Plenipotentiay should be authoriged so to alter by Ordinance any of the Provisions of the Chinese Passenger

let

hoor 20/56.

Act as

279

to exempt any particular class of Wessel or Traffic, or any such toyage, as from Amoy to the Philippine Islands for instance, from the operatin of the but.

Sam to add that Lord Clacendon proposes to communiate to the Admiralty an Extract of the incloved Report of

the Law Officers

especting

the

capture by Her Majesty'

Ships of War of tepels which are "not" "British "Vessels."

Jam

Your must obedient

humble servant Shelbuny

144

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