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I arranged everything within an hour after leaving Garummit to Government as needed, because in any public emergency I would not hesitate to take such steps as I might conceive best for the general interests irrespective of ordinary rules. In the despatch quoted by Mr Deans, to which the Colonial Secretary adverts, my despatch hurled defiance and was reported in No 358, armed men stood at me and another at each side of it on the boundary line. I should, therefore, have considered it inexcusable if hesitating to prevent the effusion of blood by a direct and immediate appeal to the Kowloon Authorities, I had preferred to waste three days by writing to Mr Robinson to write to the Vice Roy to write to the Mandarin.
Secy of State - 27th Augt. 1867.
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I am not aware that Your Grace has given me any instructions which would prevent my acting in a similar way under similar circumstances, and I may say that after the actual administration of Governments during various years, if I could not be trusted with that amount of discretion I should not be allowed to remain a day in my present post.
Secy of State - 21st Octr. 1867.
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I believe that the inconvenience resulting in Police matters from the extra amount of delay, and the impossibility of retrieving it subsequently...
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Government
needed,
because in
amy
publie
emergency
I would not hesitate to take such
stepro
as
I might
conceive best for the
9.
I am not
which even
general interests irrespective of ordinary
rules. In the
quoted by Mr Deans',
to which the Colonial Scritary adverts,
my
despatch hurling defiance Vida lagun
and which
was
reported in
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No 3$8, armed: men
AUWL
at
me
anoitier at each side of it
the I
boundary line. I should, therefore, have
considered it as
inesecusable if hesitating to prevent the effusion of blood by a direct and immediate appeal to the Kowloon Auctiorities, I had preferred to waste three days by writing to Mr Rolution to write to the Nice Ray
to
write to the Mandarin with whom
to Sery of State- 27th Augt. 1867.
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aware
Your Grace
of any instructions,
carld
frame,
ma
which would prevent my acting
similar
way
under similar circumstances,
bede Secy of State or Mom Grace from again approving of
to Govanter 19134
of 21th Octeln 1867.
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my
po
doing; and I may say
that
8/xafter the actual administration of
Governments during?
20
various
years
if I could
not be trusted with shat amount of discretion I should not be allowed to
termain a
Imonover
day
my present post.
that the inconvenience
Immon afume doxt the
resulting
in Police matters from the
extra amount of delay, and the impossibility of retrieving it aubsequently
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