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fran deack to penal servitude of a

year. These facts frous that the Exccutive hud has not been indifferent to its duties, and when it is considered how many hundred prisoners and refels exptured by the British

est as

fleet

Danne

above detailed have during

the

-period been given up to the Chiese Govenment, a strong clain to the active cooperation of the latter is therely established.

I have only to add that I livet your efforts way be avecesfully directed to promusing from the Chinese Government

I

the pecuniary aid abou. suggested

the first

in a

series of

as

which I hope may result in the final disarmament of all trading refuels.

I have also strong

Mas a

for thinsting

k

that the Chinese Government.

Government in the

neighboring Province is dispicards to

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adopt most of the views contanied in this Despatch, and

recive

you

will probably,

a communication from Mr

Consul Robertsar on that subject.

I have t

(signed) Richard Graves Mardanell, Gunner and Commande in Chif

(Inne Cofuz).

Colonial Secretary