CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3] — Page 253

dated 8th December 1808 and

A Draft of His Excellency's letter,

The Returning Governor's answer to the

...

V

all these documents I

return herewith

I have in compliance

with His Excellency's request consider'd

these documents.

The Draft answer appears

to me to meet the requirements of the Letters Patent.

I have &c.,

(signed) John Macgillivray

Attorney General.

(True Copy.)

W. Caine

Colonial Secretary.

4.

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J. P. S.

H. Layard By

249

18th April /64

With reference to your

letters Dated the 30th July

and 14th April and the 24th August

for Sir F. Rogers- 14th April for Foreign Office

Secretary of State.

Ans

38

last, I am Directed by

For Secretary Cardwell to transmit to you

the

copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hongkong forwarding correspondence

with Sir F. Bruce

respecting the grant of Pardon to Prisoners convicts before Consular Courts in China.

I am to state that Mr Cardwell proposes,

with the concurrence

of Lord Russell to approve the arrangements made in the absence of Sir ...