CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868 — Page 609

Thanks to levy Salt dues

in Hong Kong

waters, together with

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reception

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the

and also a

illegality of such proceedings

reiterated.

promise that they

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shall be

despatch I had the honor to address

Subsequent to the

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this subject

the 14th

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me

from

of April last I received

Sir Rutherford Alcock, copy of which

I have the honor to enclose,

reply

any

report of the

in

occurrence, forth Heves to

in which he states he is disposed

to think the apologies of

Freeroy

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and the Salt Comptroller

were insufficient for

the

gravity of

the offence, and,

with reference

Mr Robertson

7 May 1868.

to the reparation which might

justly be demanded for

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an outrage

of this native in British waters,

would, perhaps, be difficult to insist upon any penalty being

inflicted upon either the salt

Comptroller

or

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his agents in the

that would not be

less

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illusory, but that

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official and distinct disavowal of the acts of the criminals, with

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expression of sincere regret and the

offer of reparation to the persons

mulcted of money and beaten, is the least that could

be expected of the Freeroy, and

formal censure

equally formal

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of

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