CO129-065 - Sir Bowring & Public Offices - 1857 [11-12] — Page 418

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requent that

we wd take the winlord

Papers into consideration & report to yes.

ous penson Wher

en

RJ

to the measures

this occasion (as referred

If in the Setter from the Colonial

Office) in sufficient time to

admit

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mistinctions beeing sent to thing by the Mail wh. will be despatthed on the 20trict.

In obedience toyt's commands we have taken these Papers unto consideration & have the honor to report

Ma

That having regard to the state of hostility wh. Exists between the British subjects at Hong Kong & Chimere at Canton & it's neighbourhood we think it is impossible to try the proceeding rdopted by his J. Bowring by the Rule wh. would

be

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be applicable to them. if there had disturbance of poufic relations

been

20

between Hong Kongk that part of

Chuis - but we

think the

steps

taken

bykis J. Bowring might become matters of Dangerous precedent, & we sh? recommend that no similar proceeding be resorted to on any future rccasion of the like nature.

We have

Lesquinty god. Harding

Richard Bethell

B. Keating

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