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authorities to treat this matter in a spirit of leniency as they are convinced that it would be unfair to punish the owner of this vessel to the full extent of a penalty which is intended only for people who flagrantly and glaringly violate the Treaty. If the "Prince Albert" had left here full of cargo expressly for illicit trade and had called and traded at twenty places on the Coast no further punishment could have been inflicted than is now done.
(Copy) No. 163.
Sir,
The offence committed by this vessel is a trifling one, as has been I have stated.
Hr: (S$) Edward H. Follard, Consul for Keck Acheong.
Henry John Ball Fanshawe, Acting Colonial Secretary.
True Copy) (Signed) B. H. I
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hong Kong, 1st April, 1869.
I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to acknowledge yours No. S.S. of yesterday respecting the "Prince Albert" Steamer, and to state that His Excellency would feel obliged by your favouring him with any information it may be in your power to supply which may influence the principle of the recommendation of a fine of $1,000 in addition to the heavy losses already sustained by those concerned.
D. B. Robertson, Esq. C.B., H.M.'s Consul, Canton.
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authorities to treat this matter mi El
spirit of leniency as they
convinced that it would be unfair
must be
(Copy) No 163.
Sir,
to punisch the owner
of this
vessel
which
to the full extent of a penalty
is intended only for people who flagrantly
and
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glaringly violate the
violate the Treaty . If the
"Prince Albert had left here full of cargo cxpressly for illicit trade and had colled and traded at twenty places on the Wat lecast no further punishment could have
been inflictedt
en
The
Elenek
for such a trifling offence
West
than is now done.
committed by this vessel.
(Thure (copics)
as has been
I have
Hr:
(S$) Edward H. Follard.
Cocinal for Quck Acheong .
Henry plumball Fans le
Acting Colonial Becretory.
True Coopy) (Signed) B. H. I
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongtong, Ith April, 1869.
I am directed by this Exatliny the Governor to acstnowledge yours
No S S
of gesturday respecting the "Prines Allet" Steamer, and to state that this Excelling
would.
with.
feel obliged by your favoring) hein any information it may
pown to supply
which influence
Ao
be
in your
to the principle
ed: the recommer.
dation
of a fine of $1,000 in addition to the heavy laser already sustained by thoose
D. B. Robertson, Coq. CB.
M. Ms. Consul,
Conten
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