CO129-110 - Others - 1865 — Page 423

this Sir R. Mac. Donnell should be enabled

if possible to lay before the Legislative Conncil of that Colony some definite statement

as

to the

amount

and nature of the assistance which

the Colony will receive from Her Majesty's Government in this respect. With this

Iam

view I am to request

that you

will submit

for their Lordships consideration the

following

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following outline of an arrangementt which the Legislature

in

of Hong Kong might,

Mr Cardwell's

opinion be properly

invited to accede

1. That the

Lass Commissioners should

place

at the disposal.

of the foncior of

Live

one

Steam Yun boats

fully sympped and

marined, and Com-

manited

by

Commissioned

Officers of the Royal

Javy