CO129-110 - Others - 1865 — Page 29

the Colony

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The 28 Feb 1863 but-

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that the Government of Hongkong should be authorized to prohibit the exportation of Warlike stores "of any

the " Fund to districts wither in "possession or accessible to the

"insurgents, or generally to the

Ports

of China except under heeuse" "conditioned with a view to prevent " them from being disposed of to the "Insurgents."

To this proposal the duke of Rewearth replied that he would assent if it were thought possible to give effect to such aproclamation without resorting to any measures of Enforcement

Such

would injure

the

as

commerce of tongkong

from the strength of an opinien seren The now offers dated the olecr. the

and on

Acting for. O stonghong

under

a

was desired

the Ordinance 3.71862 prohibiton Proclamation

bissue

The Proclamation was issued in

the for. suggested that he should be allowed to issue permits under certain conditions This dispatch (received

April 1863) was sent to the Foreign Offen & in May the Law Offiem approud of

Proclamation & uspecting permits

were

The Mercers for sposal

On the 22 May 1863 Test Barnett made this first appeal stating that large shipments of Armes made lysthene

landed at dongthong in decr. 1862 A Fely & Feb 1863 before the ivene of the proclamation on the 28th of that mouth", that they had now no sale for

This appeal.

was sent to them

the Fonijn Mrie

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On the 26 June 1863 (before noticing the alove letter") in consequence of reports from Japan Earl Russell requested that the Acting for oftongkong night be authorized to prohibit the

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