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Shanghai and alluding

to the practice adopted gener = rally by Her deajesty's Consult of sending distressed British subjects from the

apes Parts

to Hongkong.

In these matters a

certain diseration is allowed's

to Her cleajesty's Consuls by

the

general Consular Instrue stions of the Farcign Office,

and I do not think it

would be in accordance

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with the spirit of these instructions to Consuls founded upon the Merchant Shipping Act of 1884 that

Her

Her

ellajesty's

Consuls in China

should forcoard distressed British Seamen direct to the

linited Kingdom instead of the nearest British Colony

which is in addition, a

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large Seaport affording large field for employment to Sailors without Ships. But

as regards distressed British Subjects not Leancen I will instruct Her ellajesty's Consuls if it be necessary to depart. theme, to provide for their

Part of

passage only to a

the lenited Kingdons. I

well at the sance time

foreward