CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867 — Page 284

Ageil

appears

bo

the

Sir R.

Course-

ly . Mac Donnell should have followed

in the case.

tvas

to direct Kwok a

cheong to lodge his appeal with

vre-

and if

I had refused to accept

it, then, perhaps Reis Excellency.

might

have had some

for caddressing you

022

grounds

the sulfact

I may obsowe that there is

no desire on the part of the high

authorities to act harshly in this mother,

and I have no

doult should Your Excellenary recommend the release

of the Prince & Albert, on partment of a fine by the Owner Thook- sheong they

would at once acade

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to it. In seizing and confiscating

the vessel they understand, by

of dopping

the

tvere

OL

in which Revok

actuated

alo

desire, if possible

illegal

coast trade

a

cheong

txo

extensively engaged in that and other steam vessels : and if the provisions of the prealy have apparently in

this

Case

been bristly rendered, it

is not without

cause, and of all

people Shwok a cheong should be the last to complain seeing for how long he has set them at defiance.

I have the honor to retions the enclrewas sent in your Desprakel

to

and