CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3] — Page 9

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to Mr Canaul Robertson's suggestions certain disadvantages for removing present imposed from one in transitu .om at goods Chinese Port to another via Hongkong.

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Under As Mr Legerton's letter to the Secretary of State invites Your Grace's attention to Mr Robertson's 11 ¡Suggestions as deserving of consideration." and Your Grace has transmitted them to me subject. I am expected to report com the

3. In my dispatch No 392 of the 14th No L tetats f 392 36767. chria 30. for watt 14 November 1867 I have already pointed out the unfairness of imposing increased duties com to launton. if taken via Hongkong. todo, W

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and so placing Hongkong in a worse position relative to Chinese Commerce were merely generally, than if it Treaty Port. I am glad to find that M. Robertson at last ventures to his concurrence in that view. O jyo cannot conceive anything more unwise thom creating a British Colony in the bust, and holding out inducements to British Subjects and others to Settle there, and nevertheless withholding from such Colony the commercial business facilities which conceded to residents in the Treaty Ports. I assume that Great Britain ultimately withheld whatever facilities she did not include in a dictated Treaty which she

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2. 20: 3 6 to Mr Canaul Robertson's suggestions certain disadvantages for removing present imposed from one in transitu .om at goods Chinese Port to another via Hongkong. Q. Under As Mr Legerton's letter to the Secretary of State invites Your Grace's attention to Mr Robertson's 11 ¡Suggestions as deserving of consideration." and Your Grace has transmitted them to me subject. I am expected to report com the 3. In my dispatch No 392 of the 14th No L tetats f 392 36767. chria 30. for watt 14 November 1867 I have already pointed out the unfairness of imposing increased duties com to launton. if taken via Hongkong. todo, W # and so placing Hongkong in a worse position relative to Chinese Commerce were merely generally, than if it Treaty Port. I am glad to find that M. Robertson at last ventures to his concurrence in that view. O jyo cannot conceive anything more unwise thom creating a British Colony in the bust, and holding out inducements to British Subjects and others to Settle there, and nevertheless withholding from such Colony the commercial business facilities which conceded to residents in the Treaty Ports. I assume that Great Britain ultimately withheld whatever facilities she did not include in a dictated Treaty which she
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2. 20: 3 6 to Mr Canaul Robertson's suggestions certain disadvantages for removing present imposed from one in transitu .om at goods Chinese Port to another via Honghing. Q. Under As Mr Legerton's letter to the Senetry of State invites Your Grace's attention to Mr Robertson's 11 ¡Suggestions as deserving of consideration." and Your Grace has transmitted them to me subject. I am expected to report com the 3. In my dispatch No 392 of the 14th No L tetats f 392 36767. chria 30. for watt 14 November 1867 I have already painted out the unfairness of imposing increased, 1 = "" " goods going hom Shanghai 1/2" 225: duties com سبت تنگستان to launton. if takin via Honghong. todo, W # and so placing Hongkong in a worse position relative to Chinese Commerce were merely generally, than if it Treaty Port. I am glad to find that M. Robertson at last ventures to his concurence in that view. O jyo cannot conceive anything more unwise thom creating a British Colony in the bust, and holding out inducements to British Subjects and others to Settle there, and nevertheles with holding from such Colony the commercial busines facilities which conceded to residents in the Treaty Ports. I apume that Great Britain uintually with held whatever facilities she did not include in a dictated. Treaty which she
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2.

20:

3

6

to Mr Canaul Robertson's suggestions

certain disadvantages

for removing present imposed

from

one

in transitu

.om

at

goods

Chinese Port to another via

Honghing.

Q.

Under

As

Mr Legerton's letter to the Senetry of State invites Your

Grace's attention to Mr Robertson's

11

¡Suggestions as deserving of consideration."

and Your Grace has transmitted them

to

me

subject.

I

am

expected to report

com

the

3. In my dispatch No 392 of the

14th

No

L

tetats f

392 36767.

chria 30.

for watt

14 November 1867 I have already painted out the unfairness of imposing increased, 1 = "" " goods going hom Shanghai 1/2" 225:

duties

com

سبت تنگستان

to launton. if takin via Honghong. todo,

W

#

and so placing Hongkong

in

a worse

position relative to Chinese Commerce

were

merely

generally, than if it Treaty Port. I am glad to find that M. Robertson at last ventures to

his

concurence in that view. O jyo

cannot conceive anything

more unwise

thom creating a British Colony in the bust, and holding out inducements to British Subjects and others to Settle there, and nevertheles with holding from such Colony the commercial busines facilities

which

conceded to residents in the

Treaty Ports. I apume that Great Britain

uintually with held whatever facilities she

did not include in a

dictated.

Treaty which she

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