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work Her Majesty's Government would not get much rest until they have

taken some action in it.

brilliant instance of this

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was

A

seen

His Excellency's zeal for the

be decided at this or subsequent

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meetings be forwarded through Heis Excellency for Richard Graves MacDonnell

Governor of Hongkong.

Vole of Thanks to the Governor. Mr Pary being called upon by

interests

of

this Colony in

the

in which he advocated the

the

Chair

manner

said

before offering his

that he wished

resolution to make

relative to the

α

few remarks

revision

That

the

transit dues

were the

of the heaty. Ite thought

iuse of the seizure of the Prince

- Albert being successful in at last

Sir Rutherford Alcock that

Convincing

the seizure was

an

illegal

one.

Mr Leman then proposed the

following

by Mc Kresser and unanimously

Mr Carried "That such representation to Her Majesty's Government on the subject of the revision of the healy

resolution which was seconded

as may

first great drawback to trade in

China

He had noticed

that at

Kinkiang Sir Rutherford had proposed

that the

Merchants should ascertain

first what they were

and forward

information as could

be

to hunni such

be