CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862 — Page 173

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request that we would take the letter into consideration, and furnish G. Lip with any obsant

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have to offer thereupon

we may

In obedience to Mr Lizi Command we have taken this Letter into consideration, And beg to перт

that we are

of course to nable & decide whether the opricion

of M. Bare or of Su & Robinson be well founded, as of the supply of cruns to the Joepings from Boykong.

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But assuming the

fact to be that Arius are

supplied, we think that the fort of Hongkery should exert his authority for the suppression of the draffie ben

the

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the ipue of a probibiton Manne and by Endeavowing to enforce it and we should hope that those endeavors aided by the Order

to be issued by Mr. Bence might abate the evil complained of.

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at all Events such a

would come to the finere fort the sincerity four desire

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to deter British subjects from Aid to the rebels.

affording

We see no reason why similar course should not

be adopted at sinapore.

we have

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W. Atherton Roundell Palener. Robert Phillimore.

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