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be received by the Colonial post office upon letters posted in or addressed to Hong Kong; and, secondly, to pay Imperial revenue to that office from the posts, and the additional amount which may be deemed equitable to be prepared for the colony to claim, I shall be ready to receive it and to deal with it in a liberal spirit. Under the circumstances it may appear just.
I do not anticipate any difficultys coming to an arrangement with the colony in this respect. I have to (signed) Elgin & Kincardine.
Tue Coppy.
& Governor will be good enough to have a statement prepared shewing the amount of revenue to be expected from the colonial posts, and the amount to be paid to it on this head; and if the
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be received by the Colonial post
office upon letters posted in or
addressed to
to pay Imperial
Hong
Kong; and, secondly,
to that office from the
revenue
F
posts, and the additional amount
which be
may
deem it
equitable
be prepared
for the colony to claim, I shall
to receive it and
such a further
to deal with it in
liviral
A
round
Liu
may
under the
spirit.
circumstances appear just.
I do not anticipate any
to an
coming to
difficultys
arrangement.
with the colony in
I have to.
(signed) Elgin
& Kincardine.
respect to the amount to be paid
to it
on this head; and if the
Tue Coppy.
&
Governor will be
to have
good enough
a statement prepared
shewing the amount of
revence
the
colonial:
to be expected from
cones pour
Lence
of
the Consular
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