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in the neighbourhood of Shanghai. Phoneover if Japane should be prued to British Trade the Superintrudence of British intents in that greartre would be most convrvically exrecited from Shanghai.
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But of the intercourse with the Chinese fovernment on matter of general interect is to be carried from Shanghai, it would be verssary that the Repersrutative of Her Majesty who would be entrusted with the conduct of Her Majesty's service in China should reside at Shanghai. There would be no
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as the foreign Office is more particularly concerned in making anaugruvents to this effact; but
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amangreruts would involve the Exparation of the fernctions of Are majrety's Plenipotentiary and Superuitrudent of Trade from those of sournor of Houghong, and the two could no longer be Exricised by the same person.
The legislatorial powers of the Plruipotrutiary would cease with the exssation of his functions as Governor of Houghong, and if it weer considried neersary any longse &o vest such powers in a local authority, it would probably be requisite to accrued the Act of Parliament which permits trose powers the exercised by the ti holding the combined offices. Lord Malmesbury is not prepared to say that any such neersity
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