· continued intention on the part of Her Majesty's Government to maintain the occupation of this Island in the interest of British Commerce, it will be expedient that additional precautions should be taken in reference to these matters.
As immediately connected with the subject referred to me by Your Grace I enclose printed copy of a despatch from Sir Rutherford Alcock to Her Majesty's Consuls in China, in which the question is discussed of largely increasing the number of subsidiary Treaty Ports coupled with the right of trading directly from any of them with all the rest, either in Foreign or Native vessels. Supposing such carried, the exclusion of Hong Kong, now the principal seat of Commercial transactions, from the advantages of such an arrangement would operate injuriously in proportion as the field of Commerce was enlarged without admitting Hongkong thereto on equal terms.
Daily Press 11th January 1869.
As Sir Rutherford Alcock therefore makes no allusion to this Port, when treating of that subject, and as it seems unlikely that he would himself initiate any action favourable to Hongkong I must earnestly entreat Your Grace to draw attention in the proper quarter to the necessity for ensuring a fair consideration to the claims of this Colony no less than those of any Chinese Port, in any such measure.
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· continued intention on the part of Her Majesty's Government to maintain the foccupation of this Island in the interest of British Commence, it will be spentical that additional precautions should be taken in reference to these matters.
As immediately connected with the
subject referred to
me
by Your Grace I
enclase printed copy of a despatch from Sir Rutherfandt Alcock to Her Majestipo Conouls in China, in which the
question fis discmped of largely increasing the number of subsidiary cheaty Ports coupled with the right of trading directly from any
of them with all the rest, either in Foreign or Native refpelo. Supposing such
canied, the exclusion of P
a measure
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Hongting, now the principal seat of Commercial transactions, from the actrantages
of such an arrangement would operate
all the
mow
the field of
injuriously in firepartion
of Commerce was
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without admitting songking thereto
equal terms.
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Daily Press 11th January 1869.
makes
As fir Rutherford Alcock therefore
no allusion to this Port, when
and as it seems
treating of that subject, and to unlitely that he would himself initiate ✓ any action favorable to Hongthing I must earnestly entreat Your Grace to draw attention in the proper quarter to the necefpity for ensuring a fair
consideration
to the claims of this Colony no lefs than
Chinese Pent, in
those
of
any
mere
any
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