CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3] — Page 64

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the British territory.

at Kowloon.

It is quite true that whatever might be the formal regulations such a subject; His Excellency, in the event of any special Public emergency would not hesitate to put them on one side, and Command the course of action required if the emergency of the case required it.

Nevertheless, there is such an evident and continuous inconvenience to Her Majesty's service occasioned by any regulation which impedes the freest intercourse between the Authorities of not merely neighbouring but actually adjoining districts, especially in all matters which relate to the conservation of the Peace and detection of Criminals, that His Excellency considers the time has arrived for making some improvement in the rules which are at present supposed to exist.

A delay of three days ends in a reference, which only ends in communicating to third parties at Canton, who have then to communicate second-hand with the Chinese Mandarins at Kowloon, requires some very strong argument to support it in preference to a direct communication with the same parties in 40 Minutes.

Under these circumstances, His Excellency requests that you take the subject into consideration,

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61 the British territory. at Kowloon. It is quite true that whatever might be the formal regulations such a subject; His Excellency, in the event of any special Public emergency would not hesitate to put them on one side, and Command the course of action required if the emergency of the case required it. Nevertheless, there is such an evident and continuous inconvenience to Her Majesty's service occasioned by any regulation which impedes the freest intercourse between the Authorities of not merely neighbouring but actually adjoining districts, especially in all matters which relate to the conservation of the Peace and detection of Criminals, that His Excellency considers the time has arrived for making some improvement in the rules which are at present supposed to exist. A delay of three days ends in a reference, which only ends in communicating to third parties at Canton, who have then to communicate second-hand with the Chinese Mandarins at Kowloon, requires some very strong argument to support it in preference to a direct communication with the same parties in 40 Minutes. Under these circumstances, His Excellency requests that you take the subject into consideration,

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61 the British territory. at Mowloon. It is quite true that whatever. might be the formal regulations such a ر خوراکی subject; His Axcellency, in the event of any special Public emergency would not hesitate to put them at one side, and Coman on the of the case required it... ergency of the there is such Aevertheless, there an) evident and continuous inconvenien venience. to Her Majesty's service occasioned by any regulation which impectes the freest intercourse between the Authorities of mot merely neighbouring but actually adjoining districts, ispecially in all matters which relate to the conservation of the Tence and deliction of Criminal's, that Dis Execellency considers the time has arrived for making improvement in the rules which are at present supposed to exist. A delay of three days ends in a referance. which only encts to third parties at leunton, who have té communicate second-hand with the Chinese Mandarins at Mowloon, requires some very strong argument to support it m preference to a direct communication with the same. parties in 40 Minutes - . avill Under these circumstances, His Excellency requests that you take the subject into consideration,

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the British territory.

at Mowloon.

It is quite true that whatever. might be the formal regulations

such a

ر خوراکی

subject; His Axcellency, in the event of any special Public

emergency

would not hesitate to put them at

one side,

and Coman on

the

of the case required it...

ergency of the

there is such

Aevertheless, there

an)

evident and continuous inconvenien

venience.

to Her Majesty's

service occasioned

by any regulation which impectes

the freest intercourse between the Authorities of mot merely neighbouring but actually adjoining districts, ispecially in all matters which relate to the conservation of the Tence

and deliction of Criminal's, that Dis Execellency considers the time has arrived for making

improvement in the rules which

are at present supposed to exist.

A delay of three days

ends in a referance.

which only encts

to third parties at leunton, who have

té communicate second-hand with

the Chinese Mandarins at Mowloon, requires some very strong argument to support it m

preference to a

direct communication with the same.

parties in 40 Minutes -

avill

Under these circumstances, His Excellency requests that you take the subject into consideration,

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