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and Superintendent of hade, yet h

Lordshipah

our cr

admite that the

Expence of maintaining the classes of prisoners in question, while in

Confmiment at Hongkong,

should

facily be borne by thor Majesty's fovernment and no

by the Slony.

But Lord Clarendon does not

consider that the frown

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reasonably

be required to contribute to the construction

or to the maintenance.

:the gaol . Any expence

of the Jubrie of

on those heads

should be borne by the folony whore

Interects are

wholly

bound up with

the traids carried on in the Consular

Ports, and the mercantile establishments

in which our

their existence and

prosperity tortart trade, for the protection

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of which and of itrose engaged in its

the Consular Courto have been catablished in the Ports of Chine.

Nacitur does Lord Clarendon think it desirable, at all events

averagt

number

any

without further experience of ite of presonen from the Consular Courts confenced in the gaol of Hongkong, Bucke arrangements for paying a fixed Ainmal contributions for their mantiurus but Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary wick be authonject to pay such expensas may be actually incurred on this Account, and to charge

the amount

as an ation of expenditure in the Accounts of the Serperintendency.

Jaun, Sir,

Your most soutient

humble servant

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