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Extract grove Despatch Hoot of 10th quit. 1865, from The Right Honorable The Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Office administering the Government of HongKong.

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"Her Majesty's Government offer

careful consideration of the subject, is

of opinion that under certain conditions

the

proposals of dir Hercules Rebnison may be adopted and that the course already pursued in respect to the Treatis Ports of surrendering furates to the Chriese

Authorities for

Irial and Punishment, can

be

properly ext

but

axlended to Hongkong,

that the most effectual security should

be taken

inst the abuse of such a

agamat