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the Chrise Government to seize Vessels found

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law

Treaty ports.

Corroborated

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as your exportion of the

that point is by the weight of

Sir E. Horuby's opinion, it can derive

little additional authority from the complete.

Concurrence therein of myself and the prevent

very

able Attorney General of this Colony =

.

As nevertheless the facts proved by

Kwok-a-Cheong shewed that accordi

law.

aú

according

bothe

stated in by Your Excellency his

vessel should have beeir released, the

- wrong which has been done to that. individual remains precisely where I stated it to be aggravated by the fact,

of its rifliction

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erc

who had great

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British sympathy ausprotection.

As however I am informed by

-Consul Robertson that your Excellency has-

had before you all the papers and

proofs connected with the case it would

be useless to expect your further assistance:

If Kwok - a - Cheong

Shanghai

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abacut at

here, Ishould therefore

advise him to pay the suur exacted:

by the Chinese Government. It can

make 4.0

practical difference to him

whether his Vessel be detained wrongfully

er-

not, if he cannot recover her without

Payment of a fine and if that fine be

less than the value of his vessel it

would of course be impolitie in him to

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