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? M. Merivale

2158. Vong Kong

As Imminuted the former paper.

perhaps you may wish that Ishould day

anything which occurs to me on this

deepatok.

decratch. I would recommend that we should pass over very lightly thie personal question whether her. Bridges was right

his belief that the other members of the Prot and of the Council agreed in his crews on the Bowring Praya.

should

say

I

that in the absence of any

official report of their openims the Seauty

of State has been influenced in his

de vision by his brew

Work itself.

of

the merits

of the

On that question Spemain of

the opinion which I lately submitted bift that the first object should be the Gaol, and the Curl Hospital the next,

And

Mr. Mersale. This is Si J. Bousing defence

ainst au observation

Mr. Bridges

pro zout our Gmmunit

that, S. Jolon preferred the construction The Bouring Praya or Luxy to other public works of greater importara

From the various desper of Si Jotuis which I have perused on this

subject I certainly share

entertained

The opeticion

with him

banger Bridges,

think that if Colonical

funds are indis : - peusable for the

Quay. The

Affliation

to

1**

Received

OL

passage

No / in Despatch No 184 on the subject

Secretary Bridges' letter (forming Enclosure

Observations on of Mr Acting Colonial

of 1857),

of the Bowring Praya

ا میرا

Governor Sir J. Bowring

6 January, 1858.

Victoria, Hongkong,

to

The Rt. Honble H. Labouchere, M. P.

IT