CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6] — Page 325

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Yo is

is Grace The Secretary of state respecting the Proclamation of 20th

His

Kibrary lust : and that I is Excellency

tras

mise

therefore according to pro given re-consideration to the Antide

Sulthetre as

affected by this Proclamation:-

His Excellency's decision being, that

the 5th clause of the othe Rule

of

the

Tariff annexed to the Treaty of

Tientsin relieves him further difficulty

from

alt

in the matter,

and instructions will therefore to

any person who shall

issued, that

produce to the Harbour Master

the

necessary Requisition of the Chinese Government" for the import of Saltpetre, shall be allowed to export from

A)

this Colony the said article in

319

quantity specified in the said --

requisition

The contents of your

letter

under acknowledgment -

have been communicated to the

parties interested, and they desire respectfully to submit to His Excellency that the Proclamation

of February 20th

being the only bar to the unlimited import and

export of saltpetre in this, a free port, they had hoped for a

irr

a decision.

their application for a partial

relaxation of its provisions, based on

the reasonableness.

02

application, and on

otherwise of such the power of

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Yo is is Grace The Secretary of state respecting the Proclamation of 20th His Kibrary lust : and that I is Excellency tras mise therefore according to pro given re-consideration to the Antide Sulthetre as affected by this Proclamation:- His Excellency's decision being, that the 5th clause of the othe Rule of the Tariff annexed to the Treaty of Tientsin relieves him further difficulty from alt in the matter, and instructions will therefore to any person who shall issued, that produce to the Harbour Master the necessary Requisition of the Chinese Government" for the import of Saltpetre, shall be allowed to export from A) this Colony the said article in 319 quantity specified in the said -- requisition The contents of your letter under acknowledgment - have been communicated to the parties interested, and they desire respectfully to submit to His Excellency that the Proclamation of February 20th being the only bar to the unlimited import and export of saltpetre in this, a free port, they had hoped for a irr a decision. their application for a partial relaxation of its provisions, based on the reasonableness. 02 application, and on otherwise of such the power of
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7. from Yo is is Grace The Secretary of state respecting the Proclamation of 20 His th Kibrary lust : and that I is Excellency tras mise therefore according to pro given re-consideration to the Antide Sulthetre as affected by thinks Proclamation:- His Excellency's decision being, that the 5th beanse of the othe Rule of the Tariff annexed to the Treaty of Tientsin relieves him further difficulty from alt in the matter, and instructions will therefore to any person who shall issued, that produce to the Harbour Master the acessary Requisition of the Chinese Government" for the import of Saltpotre, shall be allowed to export from A) this Colony the said article in 319 quantity specified in the said -- requisition The contents of your letter under acknowledgment - have been communicated to the parties intersted, and they desire respectfully to suburt to Yis Excellency that the Proclamation of February 20th being the only bar to the unlimited import and export of saltpitre in this, a piec port, they had hoped for a irr a decision. their application for a partial reluxation of its provisions, based on the reasorrableness. 02 -application, and on otherwise of sudi the power of
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from

Yo is

is Grace The Secretary of state respecting the Proclamation of 20

His

th

Kibrary lust : and that I is Excellency

tras

mise

therefore according to pro given re-consideration to the Antide

Sulthetre as

affected by thinks Proclamation:-

His Excellency's decision being, that

the 5th beanse of the othe

Rule

of

the

Tariff annexed to the Treaty of

Tientsin relieves him

further difficulty

from

alt

in the matter,

and instructions will therefore to

any person who shall

issued, that

produce to the Harbour Master

the

acessary Requisition of the Chinese Government" for the import of Saltpotre, shall be allowed to export from

A)

this Colony the said article in

319

quantity specified in the said --

requisition

The contents of your

letter

under acknowledgment -

have been communicated to the

parties intersted, and they desire respectfully to suburt to Yis Excellency that the Proclamation

of February 20th

being the only bar to the unlimited import and

export of saltpitre in this, a piec port, they had hoped for a

irr

a decision.

their application for a partial

reluxation of its provisions, based on

the reasorrableness.

02

-application, and on

otherwise of sudi the power of

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