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Act the privileges granted were confined to the limits of the colony. (Signed) Julian Pauncefote

Attorney General. HongKong, 8 Aug. 1866.

Since writing the above I have been favored with a perusal of the Circular Despatch No. 13 of H. E. Sir Rutherford Alcock

dated the 26th of Nov. 1866 and addressed to the British Consuls in China.

The policy adopted by the Earl Clarendon in his Dispatch of the 11th Dec. 1865 is quite in accordance with the principle laid down in the Extract above cited from Mr. Westlake's work.

With Regard however to the case of those Chinese who might claim to have become British Subjects by Virtue of the cession of Hongkong & Kowloon, I believe that they would be found insignificant in number

and that their title to such claim would in most cases be extremely difficult to substantiate, as to Hongkong for the reasons above stated, and as to Kowloon because it contains but a few straggling Villages, the inhabitants of which are of the poorest condition of life and constantly changing owing to the vicinity of the Chinese

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39 Act the privileges granted were confined to the limits of the colony. (Signed) Julian Pauncefote Attorney General. HongKong, 8 Aug. 1866. Since writing the above I have been favored with a perusal of the Circular Despatch No. 13 of H. E. Sir Rutherford Alcock dated the 26th of Nov. 1866 and addressed to the British Consuls in China. The policy adopted by the Earl Clarendon in his Dispatch of the 11th Dec. 1865 is quite in accordance with the principle laid down in the Extract above cited from Mr. Westlake's work. With Regard however to the case of those Chinese who might claim to have become British Subjects by Virtue of the cession of Hongkong & Kowloon, I believe that they would be found insignificant in number and that their title to such claim would in most cases be extremely difficult to substantiate, as to Hongkong for the reasons above stated, and as to Kowloon because it contains but a few straggling Villages, the inhabitants of which are of the poorest condition of life and constantly changing owing to the vicinity of the Chinese

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39 Act the privileges granted wres confined to the limits of the belony. (Signed) Julian Suwence pote Attorney General. XengHong, & Aug. 1866. Since writing the above II have been favored with a perusal of the Circular Despatch N. 13 of H. E. Sir Rutherford Alcock duted the 26t 26th of Nov. 1866 and addressed to the British Consul's in Lohince . д The Icicy actopted by the Eurl Clarendon in his Dispatch of the 11th Dec. 1865 is quité cordance with the principle laid in ac down in the Extract above cited from Mor Gestlake's work. With Regard however to the case of those Chinese who might Saims to have become British Subjects by Virtue of the cession of hengtong & Mowloon, I believe that they be Woad · found insignificant in number and that their litle to such claim would in most cases be extremily. difficult to substantiate, as to Henry Han for the reasons above stated, and as to Mowloon because it contains but ants a four straggling Villages, the inhabit of which are of the poorest conti tion of life and constiently changing owing to the Vicinity of the Chinese

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Act the privileges granted wres confined to the limits of the belony. (Signed) Julian Suwence pote

Attorney General. XengHong, & Aug. 1866.

Since writing the above II have been favored with a perusal of the Circular Despatch N. 13 of H. E. Sir Rutherford Alcock

duted the 26t

26th of Nov. 1866 and addressed to the British Consul's

in Lohince .

The Icicy actopted by the Eurl Clarendon in his Dispatch of the 11th Dec. 1865 is quité cordance with the principle laid

in ac

down in the Extract above cited from

Mor Gestlake's work.

With Regard however to the case of those Chinese who might Saims to have become British Subjects by Virtue of the cession of hengtong

& Mowloon, I believe that they

Woad

· found insignificant in number

and that their litle to such claim

would in most cases be extremily.

difficult to substantiate, as to Henry Han

for

the reasons above stated, and as

to Mowloon because it contains but

ants

a four straggling Villages, the inhabit of which are of the poorest conti tion of life and constiently changing owing to the Vicinity of the Chinese

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