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personal risk to himself, when I reflect in the return that he has met at the hands of Her Majesty's diplomatic Agents, where not merely gratitude but duty should, in my opinion, have prompted my course of action the reverse of that which has so unfortunately been followed, and which is generally regarded here prejudicial to British character and prestige.

10. In communication of a letter ultimo from Consul Robertson to the Colonial Secretary, the Consul states that he has received your approval of the arrangement whereby Nwok-Cohiong is to be permitted to redeem his vessel for four thousand dollars. It is probable, however (for I was under that impression at first), that Your Excellency, when approving that arrangement, had not been invited to consider whether there had originally been any such violation of the Tientsin Treaty as to justify confiscation at all. I am now in a position to state that the Attorney General of this Colony, a most unbiased and competent expounder of the Law on the subject, is clearly of opinion, that assuming the

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personal risk to himself, when I reflect in the return that he has met at the hands of Her Majesty's diplomatic Agents, where not merely gratitude but duty should, in my opinion, have prompted my course of action the reverse of that which has so unfortunately been followed, and which is generally regarded here prejudicial to British character and prestige. 10. In communication of a letter ultimo from Consul Robertson to the Colonial Secretary, the Consul states that he has received your approval of the arrangement whereby Nwok-Cohiong is to be permitted to redeem his vessel for four thousand dollars. It is probable, however (for I was under that impression at first), that Your Excellency, when approving that arrangement, had not been invited to consider whether there had originally been any such violation of the Tientsin Treaty as to justify confiscation at all. I am now in a position to state that the Attorney General of this Colony, a most unbiased and competent expounder of the Law on the subject, is clearly of opinion, that assuming the
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personal risk to himself, when I reflect in the return that he has

mot at the hands of ther Majesty's diplomatic Agents, in where not merely gratitude but duty should, in opinion.

have prompted

my

Cou 'SE

of action

the reverse of that which has so unfortunately been followed, and which is generally regarded here prejudicial to British character

and prestige

10.

In

کی سمجھ

communication of a

ultimo from Consul Robertson to the Colonial Secretary, the Consul

states that he has received

your

approval of the arrangement -

کھیے

116

whereby Nwok -

-Cohiong is to be permitted to redorm his vessel for

It is

myself.

four thousand dollars. probable however. ( for Invas

under that impression at first) that Your Excellency, when apenting

to that ar

arrangement, had not

- been invited to consider whether

there had originally been any. such violation of the Tientsin streaty as to justify confiscation. at all. I am

now in a povition

to state that the Attorney General

of this lecony, a most unbiased and competent expounder of the Law

the subject; is clearly

of opinion, that assuming the

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