CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7] — Page 304

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26.

27

300

His

the Chimere language. Bir dwelling

WW: Wade, whose knowledge of

that the original British

I

Mo

visit to British Guiana, and you will

find fage & that the

4

Contract was

modified by myself.

do not think I have been committing

text. As to the Chinese translation,

that was made by another

a frand in making

use of

the English

person,

to

K

whom I

the British Contract as

gave

to

the

57.

a Guide. I am quite prepared.

prove the

the general

general coneclivers

translation; also that it is more

accurate than the Contracts under

I consider

which the Chinese left during the years 60, 61, and on. "The Sampson's remarks altogether uncalled for and presumptuous, he does not even know the elements

as

of

Chinese

body will call in question, has translated in art 55 of the last

treaty "privileges, immunities and

"advantages" with "Z

novice.

"flaces".

which

might translate " moist Such a person may

appear very wise when among the farmers of England, and yet be the

very reverse in China.

In all official translations

great pain is always bestowed on the rendering of the

may

aluse, that nobody be defrauded. When therefore

the word "task",

was omitted in the

translation of the Contract for 1860, I

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