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it might he desirable & stipulate that hereafter the Governor of the Chrkreng Promner in which Shanghai is situated should be immediately the Charged with the conduct of Geriju Islations of China instead of as now the Gourmor of the Kwantung Provmmer in which Canton
is situated.
It appears totter Earl af kolmestang that this suggestion is deserving of Considnation, for in the first place it would ermove the High Commissioner of the Chinese fourrument from the pressure of the local influence of Canton, the population of which City is Extermaly survily and notoriously
avence to Foreigners;
and in the second place it would bring the repercentations of Forrign
Powers
Powers into closes proximity with the Central goverment at Pahin, and would afford them greater opportunities than they now possess of making then complaint arpersrutations brand at the Imprical Court. Furthermore, wen if the trade in the houtte of China whe to remain Stationary, the amount of commericial busines transacted at thaughai and the wrightouring Port of Foochow foo far exceeds that Fransacted at Canton, and bids fair to make the latter still more a Port of secondary importauer; While of the pruding negotiations should result in a pratre extrusion of commricial intercourse with. China, that extrusion will take Effect more directly, and immediately
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