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letter from the latter Department,

and in accordance therewith I have t

to direct Mr. Robertson

instruct you

t

Govern himself by the Circular

You issued to H. M. Consuls in China

in

Consequence of the instruction

to Mr. Wade (~2.227) of Oct.20.1865

9.

am

de

(signed) Stanley

Ex

ircular

Peking - Dec: 20.1866.

455

h!

Sir

With ref

to

Circular n: 16

Zoey

of

the 14tto inst

will consider so much.

you

of

Consule China

it as relates to the sending of

destitute British Scamen to Hongkong

Cancelled, a not only act apon

Circular no 2

of this

the

year in sending

home such destitute British seamen as

you

may from time to time be sent to by the Harbour Master at Hongkong but

all those who

may

be otherwise thrown

upon yr hands at yr own port in

Condition to render it re

the Inerchant Shipping

the

necessary

4.

under

act to deport them

rbed? Le

yr

at the Public Expense. }

(s?) R. Alcook,