arrangement to which Great Britain is expected to be a consenting party, 19. And here I may observe that I was anxious to transmit to Your Grace the views of parties more practically acquainted with details of the trade than I can be; especially as questions relative to Customs duties, &c. can best be handled by those whose daily experience makes them acquainted with the exact amount of inconvenience suffered from injudicious regulations. 10. Therefore in the usual course I would probably have submitted the enclosures in Your Grace's despatch to the local Chamber of Commerce and have requested their opinion on the point at issue. I confess, however, that I felt very reluctant to expose to public comment the language used by H.M.'s Minister at Peking towards this Colony in the concluding part of his despatch No. 131 of the 29th May last.
1. It is true that, as the correspondence forwarded by Your Grace is printed, it may be assumed that the documents in question are intended to become, if they have not already become, Parliamentary Papers accessible to everyone, but nevertheless I felt it impolitic to give any very general or premature publicity here to observations calculated to excite much public indignation and angry comment, which could serve no good purpose.
anangement to which Great Britain
is expected to be a consenting party, 19. And here I may observe that I
was
anxious to transmit to Your
the views
more
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very ! Grace of parties ore practically
acquainted with details of the trade than Jean be; especially as questions relative
be
of
to Coust duties, chanshipment to can best handled by those whose daily. experience mates them acquainted with the exact amount of inconvenience suffered from injudicious regulations. 10. Therefore
in
the usual
course
I
would probably have submitted the enclosures in Your Graces despatch to the local chamber of Commerce and have Erequested their opinion
on the point
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me
refetreat. I confess however that I felt very
reluctant to expose to Publie
comment
used by H. M's Minister
the language used
at Peking towards this balony in the
1" Amated concluding part of his despatch No 131
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1.0 10013. of the 29th May last.
1. It is true that, as the correspondence
forwarded by Your Grace is printed, it
may
be
apumed that the documento
intended to become, if
are
in question they have not already become, Puliamen Papers accepibile to every one, but nevertheles I felt it impolitic to give any very general, ~ premature publicity here to observations. calculated to excité much Public indignation
and
no
comment, which angry comment,
good purpose.
could
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