CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6] — Page 318

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to report that on the 4th instant

to

I granted that interview to Messrs Pestonji Janjeeshaw

B. Z. Cama Her, Purjoajer

Khodadad

of M. B. Cama & Co.,

and J. F. Buscy of R. I. Camajee & Co., who were introduced by Mr. J. I. Mackenzie of

the Firm of Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co., the recently elected chairman of the Hong Kong Chamber

3.

of Commerce.

Their complaint

was Saltpetre, of which

the subject of they and other Indian Firms were large holders to the extent,

if I recollect rightly, of £300,000, and which had been principally shipped from Calcutta before the terms

of the Proclamation were made known there (if indeed they have been made known there at the present time)

4.

I pointed out to them that had the Proclamation been

less stringent in terms and time given for shipments to arrive, the object of Her Majesty's Government might not only possibly but must inevitably have been defeated, and

occasion would have been taken

to pour into the Rebel camp supplies of Military Stores sufficient to have enriched the contraband importer, and to have rendered the Russians independent of such assistance

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312 to report that on the 4th instant to I granted that interview to Messrs Pestonji Janjeeshaw B. Z. Cama Her, Purjoajer Khodadad of M. B. Cama & Co., and J. F. Buscy of R. I. Camajee & Co., who were introduced by Mr. J. I. Mackenzie of the Firm of Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co., the recently elected chairman of the Hong Kong Chamber 3. of Commerce. Their complaint was Saltpetre, of which the subject of they and other Indian Firms were large holders to the extent, if I recollect rightly, of £300,000, and which had been principally shipped from Calcutta before the terms of the Proclamation were made known there (if indeed they have been made known there at the present time) 4. I pointed out to them that had the Proclamation been less stringent in terms and time given for shipments to arrive, the object of Her Majesty's Government might not only possibly but must inevitably have been defeated, and occasion would have been taken to pour into the Rebel camp supplies of Military Stores sufficient to have enriched the contraband importer, and to have rendered the Russians independent of such assistance
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312 to report that on the 4th ductant to I granted that interview li Men Pustonje Janjeeshaw B. Z. Cara Her, Purjoajer Khodadad of 9. B. Came To and J. F. Buscy of R. I. Camajce TO:, who were introduced by Mr. I I. Mackenzie of the Firm of Dené tc:, the recently elected chairman of the HongKong Chamber 3. of Commerce. Their complaint Saltpetie of which the subject of they and other Indian Firms were large holders to the extent if recollect rightly of £300,000, and which had been principally chipped from Exlcutta before the terms > of the Proclamation were mak known there (if indeed they have been made known there at the present time) 4. I pointed out to them that had the Proclamation been lese stringent in terms and time given for shipments to arrive, the object ofter Majesty's Government, might not only possibly but must inevitably have been defeatish, and to occasion would have been taken pour into the Rubel camp supplies of Military Stoves sufficient to have enriched the contraband importer, und to have rendered the Tackings independent of such assistance
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to report that on the 4th ductant

to

I granted that interview li Men Pustonje Janjeeshaw

B. Z. Cara Her, Purjoajer

Khodadad

of 9. B. Came To

and J. F. Buscy of R. I. Camajce TO:, who were introduced by Mr. I I. Mackenzie of

the Firm of Dené tc:, the recently elected chairman of the HongKong Chamber

3.

of Commerce.

Their complaint

Saltpetie of which

the subject of they and other Indian Firms were large holders to the extent

if recollect rightly of £300,000, and which had been principally chipped from Exlcutta before the terms

>

of the Proclamation were mak known there (if indeed they have been made known there at the present time)

4.

I pointed out to them that had the Proclamation been

lese stringent in terms and time given for shipments to arrive, the object ofter Majesty's Government, might not only possibly but must inevitably have been defeatish, and

to

occasion would have been taken

pour into the Rubel camp supplies of Military Stoves sufficient to have enriched the contraband importer, und to have rendered the Tackings independent of such assistance

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