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Coast

the

for the

issue of licenses for

reception of Opium

to

do nothing

accord

with

your

crews. that did not.

Junks

fo carry

it

and

ther foreign produce

心

whereby such places,

unmediate fund would

As regards

the probability

Hong Kong, I foresee

of many difficulties.

H. E.

the Governor

is

apt

to view

be recised

and

the duties made

with great

suspicion

any

act of

safe,

and

J strewed

lum that

the

Chinese Government which interferes

this

would

be

a great

bo on

to

with

the trade

of the Colony. To

the

honest

hader

and greatly

this

hour

he

usserts

Hung dong

encourage

a large

trade

with

is

blockaded

by

The Imperial

Hong

Kong.

He said

he would

Revenue

Boat

unhe

I have ceased

think

Over

it

but

requested I

10.

combat

would

Your Excellency

forward

my

report

to

view

the establishment of

the impression; and

this cordon of

(w)

avv

your

statins

would

be

the signal for

of

the

matter

would

depend

the

loud

complaint

I

am

therefore

establishment

or

not

of these proposed.

The

anxious

€

I brought

more

stations

he

wan

most anxious.

the

Vice

Roy

who

was

for

immediate

to