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sixth year of the reign of this lute

Majesty King William the Fourth witituled

an act of the then

"Au lect to repeal

" present Session of Iuliament iichtuled) "

"Aiw bret for the more effectual abolition

of batte and Affirmations taken and

varconio Expertments of the

mate in various

" Itate and to substitute Declarations.

hew thereof and for the ne

" the more entre Suppressurs of

' Voluntary and exched jederal Catlis

" and effeccincts and to make other

" provisionn = for the abolition of unnecessary

Catho

Declared by the sud Chun

Uchee at Victoria Hong Kong.

the Minsteenth day of October

AD.1866

Before me

[ Eigned / Henry C. Caldwell

Notary Publec

Hang động

ยา

سار

35-26 Del /67-712

W Gor: No. 35

1346 Hongkong

Foreign Mice

Sir,

RECEIVED

FEB 7 1867

294

Schnary. 6.1867

With reference to your letter of the 2 nd mustank, I am directed by Lord 7/2 Stanley to take to you, for the

information of the Earl of Carmieren, that Has Lordships thought it adissable to refer to the Land Spiess

of the Crown the draft, therein inclosch,

the despatch which it is preferred

of the to addrep to Sir Richard Macdimola relative to British jurisdiction ovch

kudes Secretary of State Canal Office

certain