CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3] — Page 333

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I have perused the correspondence between this Government and the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

I have carefully considered the copy extract from How Grace's Despatch. No. 108 of 16th August 1863 before me upon the subject in which he states it to be the opinion of Her Majesty's Government that your Excellency should put in force any local Ordinance "which would prevent supplies being taken from Hongkong to Belligerent Vessels anchored in the position of the Wyoming in April last other than such "supplies as are within the limits of permission accorded by Her "Majesty's Proclamation", meaning, I presume, the limits accorded in the Letter of Earl Russell to His Grace The Colonial Secretary dated 31st January 1862 and embodied in His Excellency's Proclamation which appeared in the Hongkong Gazette of the 20th March 1862.

I am of opinion that there is no local Ordinance which will adequately prevent supplies being taken from Hongkong to Belligerent Vessels anchored in the

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I have perused the correspondence between this Government and the Secretary of State for the Colonies. I have carefully considered the copy extract from How Grace's Despatch. No. 108 of 16th August 1863 before me upon the subject in which he states it to be the opinion of Her Majesty's Government that your Excellency should put in force any local Ordinance "which would prevent supplies being taken from Hongkong to Belligerent Vessels anchored in the position of the Wyoming in April last other than such "supplies as are within the limits of permission accorded by Her "Majesty's Proclamation", meaning, I presume, the limits accorded in the Letter of Earl Russell to His Grace The Colonial Secretary dated 31st January 1862 and embodied in His Excellency's Proclamation which appeared in the Hongkong Gazette of the 20th March 1862. I am of opinion that there is no local Ordinance which will adequately prevent supplies being taken from Hongkong to Belligerent Vessels anchored in the

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present.

I have perused the correspondence between this Government and the Secretary of Statt for the belonies

I have carefully considered the copy extract from How Grace's Despatch. We 108 of 16th August

1863

before

me upon the subject in which he states it to be the opinion of Iber Majesty's Government that your "Excellency should put in

Love any

local Ordinance

" which would prevent supplies : king taken from Houghong " to Belligerent Vessels anchored in the position of the Wyoming

328

" in April last other than such "supplies

the

as are within the limits

permission accorded by Her " Majesty's "Proclamation", meaning

presume

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me the limits accorded in the Letter of Earl Russell to His Grace The Colonial Secretary dated 31th January 1862 and embodied in His Excellency's Proclamation which appeared in the Houghong Ganette of the 20th March 1862.

I am of opinion that there Local Ordinance which

is no

will adequately prevent supplies being taken from Yonghong to Belligerent Vessels anchored in the

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