CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7] — Page 171

And.

we are instructed to solemnly-

cond we are

-protest against your

Excellency's crets in

this matter and to hold

Your Excellency

responsible for any loss occurring in Consequens of you prohibiting the Export of the said

Arms and Caps.

Setter

the annex a

Copy of our Corriepondents

for Juur Excellency's information, and

your

have the Honor to umain

Your (Signed)

ro

BOWEN TC

for Hooper TC of Shanghai

Mess' Barnett & Sons to Messi Hocoper TC.

(Copy)

London 25 May 1863

Meeses Hooper MC..

Den Seis,

we have

your

Sinee

letter

of

and have lost no

Colonial

we wrote

169

you in april

the 25th March last,

time in protesting at the

Office against the Arbitrary law

we think you

lately put in force at Honghong, should lose no time in asking for a permit

to Ship a portion of the arms to the East where

you may

any port in

believe there is a

demand or in abrence of any information

the matter to Singapore to the cave

of

on

Comapondents Aleese Boustead to although

Ave

fear

the demand there is but indifferent

and we should not advise

Cheats being

many

sent there, but ou

object

wmed be, if the