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prentice position of Heughing

regards its relations with

A s

China entail upore it hravy

outlays

with which as a

betony Hongkong has nothing to do.. The Legislative Council: has nominated w Committes.

to perparr

a resolution on

this matter. which I hope to forward by the next mail..

Two votes of the Legislation. sed-

the

Council accompany Estimates, the first refering to

the

ourrous and absurd.

arrangements by which a

Currru

is Established unknown

to China, or to the Merchauts

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>

trading

with China all whose

accounts whether in the Colony

or on

the Continent arr.

kept

in dollars,_ the sovereign bring

no where recognized

as the

Standard of exchange, but

ach to all. the fluctuations which disturb the valur of any

subjech

mrtal which is merely

au

article of merchandize.

The abolition of the Officer of an

Lieutenant Governor,

NA.

absolute sinccurr__ is called for by the

the unanimous opinions of

the Legistaturs... I have strongly

to

wrgs

the claims of Sirul Colonel. Caine. upon Her.