of One hundred taels, the Viceroy at once accedes, and trusts that His Excellency the Governor will see in this a further proof of his desire to make all possible amends for an act which has incurred his highest displeasure, and was entirely unauthorized by this Government. On the receipt of the money, I will at once forward it.
(Signed) D. B. Robertson, Consul.
(True Copy)
J. Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary
Duplicate (Copy)
No 463.
Sin 621
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hong Kong, October 5th 1868.
I have the honor to acknowledge your despatch of the 2nd of October, No 206, acquainting me for the information of the Governor, Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, that the Viceroy had fully admitted the reasonableness of the compensation proposed by His Excellency to be paid to the Fishermen from whom exactions were made in British Waters by the Salt Comptroller's
D. B. Robertson Esq., C. B., H. B. M's Consul, Canton.
***of One hundred taels, the Viceroy at
once
accides, and trusts that His
Excellency the Governor will see in this a further proof of his desire
to make all possible amends for
an act which has incurred his
highest displeasure, and was entirely unauthorized by this Government. On the receipt of the
I will at once forward it.
I have tr
money
(Signed) D. 13. Robertson,
Consul.
(True Copy)
. Gandhian Martin Colonial Secretary
Duplicate (Copy)
No 4b3.
Sin
621
Colonial Searetanja Office,
Hong Kong, October, 5th 1868.
I have the honor to acknowledge
your despatch of the 2nd of October
No 206
acquainting
me
for the information of the Governor Bir – Richard Graves Mac Bonnell that the Viceroy had fully admitted the reasonableness of the compensation proposed by His Excellency to be paid to the Fishermen from whom exactions were made in British Waters by the Salt Comptroller's
D. B. Robertson Esq., C. 13.
H. B. Mis: Consul.
Canton.
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