CO129-126 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [11-12] — Page 80

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here in Transit, from Sork to another.

Fransit from one Treaty

4.

I should be extremely sorry to free for any frivilege likely to affect injuriously the legitimate

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forum to SS.

N°392

Par - 29239

Customs Revenue of Chine, but it is quite evident that the now. Mlowance of the Graushipment- in question must frequently lead to extreme inconvenience, and it is not to be suffosed, think this Sovernment, acting in concert with the Chinese Authorities, is

necessarily unable to devise some simple methon of preventing that inconvenience without

opening a door to

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to any possible los

on the part of the Chinese Customs. I therefore hope that in the interests of this Colony the firing in question will in due season receive attention.

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As an offortunity offers

of forwarding to morrow morning Copies of the encloses to ber

Majesty's Minister at Seking, I intend to avail myself of it,

that His Excellenes may

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offatunity, of early transmitting

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