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Governor has authorised replies to be sent from Hong Kong on the ground that the Treaty of Peking is not a matter of right as well as voting, I think the Chinese Gov. May justly refuse trade until we appoint a Consular Officer to exercise necessary control over our own arrangements and subjects. The exterritorial privilege embodied in Art. XV of the Treaty of Peking gives a plain hint to the Chinese that we are to be coprotected as an equivalent to the power they relinquish. And we are not, at the same time, in a position to claim the advantage without providing for the performance of the corresponding duty. Hitherto no Consular Officer or Agent has been nominated, the interests which might arise there appearing very trifling.
Messrs Adamson & Co. seem to have made a beginning and found employment, profitable it is to be presumed, for the firm. And it will be proper to consider whether there is sufficient encouragement for a Consular Establishment. As regards many large firms at Canton who have hitherto proceeded there under existing circumstances, the expediency of allowing merchants domiciled at Canton to trade there depends on whether the right does not exist until a public notification from the Chief Superintendents declares it to be opened. And as a matter of policy and justice, it would be inexpedient to encourage foreigners to trade where no Consular authority is established. Either the British
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Governor has authorised repels tobe seated prom Hong Kong on the ground that the reaty or centom ofens that int
of rusade. it a matter of right as wel are roting, I think the Chinese Gro. May justly refuse rade uited we
appoint a Contalar Meer to exercise accesary contr
ownranges and subjects. The exterritorial privilege combodied in bit: XV of the renty of centrin gives a plain light to the Chinese the coprotected as an equivalent to the power they reling. and we are not, it affects time, in position to claim the advantage arthunt providing for the performance of the Corresponding duty. Thither to no consular Contalar hgent has been nomined, the interests which might arise there affearing very trifling. Wes Adam dass
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and [ = seem to have made a beginning and found employment, proptible it is to be premmed, for me teamer, And it will be pr. 4. 5. in dende Whether tute is suffreient encouragement MY. Wu's for Dinent. The expense of a Contalar Establishment. is regards many hagel big hit of Santosh on hypacts to proceed there under existing circumstan r the expediency of Mouring mementing damied to Cauchide that the right dies not exist until a public notification from the Chief Inferimendents plude declares it to be opened. hud as a matter of povrcy and justice, it would be mexpedient is fauction tecleforty preigners to trade where us Contalar buthouty is cotathished. Either the Briting
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