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'iconouls' Commercial Reports No. 1 to 5 of 1869", and "Consuls Commercial Reports in Japan, 1868", therein referred to, have been received.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble servant,

James MurrayDonnell

Administrator & Council ? 10 Mar? 1866 |

607 5368

12100 Hongkong

OCT 8) 13.69

Government House Hongkong

17th August 1869

56

My Lord,

Receipt

1. I have the honor to acknowledge Your Lordship's Confidential Communication of the 26th June. I much regret that your Lordship should have felt constrained to remark on the tone of my despatch of the 18th ultimo last.

It was a document meant to explain the reasons of myself and Council for regarding the profound prohibition against the carriage of "Slink pots" by Junks as calculated to injure the trade of the Colony without effecting the object intended.

It was a matter of urgent importance. No distracting element of a personal character had any chance of being mixed up with it, and as the weight of argument in favour of referring it back for Your Lordship's further instructions was very slight, I felt it all the more necessary in the interests of the Queen's service to place it before your Lordship.

To the Right Honourable

The Earl Granville K.G.


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'iconouls' Commercial Reports No. 1 to 5 of 1869", and "Consuls Commercial Reports in Japan, 1868", therein referred to, have been received. I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient, humble servant, James MurrayDonnell Administrator & Council ? 10 Mar? 1866 | 607 5368 12100 Hongkong OCT 8) 13.69 Government House Hongkong 17th August 1869 56 My Lord, Receipt 1. I have the honor to acknowledge Your Lordship's Confidential Communication of the 26th June. I much regret that your Lordship should have felt constrained to remark on the tone of my despatch of the 18th ultimo last. It was a document meant to explain the reasons of myself and Council for regarding the profound prohibition against the carriage of "Slink pots" by Junks as calculated to injure the trade of the Colony without effecting the object intended. It was a matter of urgent importance. No distracting element of a personal character had any chance of being mixed up with it, and as the weight of argument in favour of referring it back for Your Lordship's further instructions was very slight, I felt it all the more necessary in the interests of the Queen's service to place it before your Lordship. To the Right Honourable The Earl Granville K.G. 3
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'iconouls' Commercial theparto No. 1 to 5 of 1869", and "bonsuls Commercial Reports in Japan, 1868, therein referred to, veen received. I have the honor to be, May Lard, have Your Landohifi's most obedient, humble servant, and fans Man Donnell. Puthiy CACS Governor. Ansel & Conf ? 10 har? 1866 | 607 5368 12100 Houghoug OCT 8) 13.69 Government Horse Baykay. 17th August 1869 56 My Lord Receipt 1. I have the honor to acknowledge Lordship's Enfidential. Communction of Your Loseships the 26th June. I munk regret that your зна Lordship thould have felt Curstrained to remast on the tome of my despatet. of the 18th sfil last. It was a document meant to explain the reasons of myself and Council for regarding the profond prohibition against the carriage as Calculated to injure "Slink pots " by Junks the trade of the Colmng object intended. without-effecting It was a matter of urgent Importance. No distorting element of a personal. Chance of being messed up with its, and as then weight of argenment Character had any in Laun of referring its back for You Lordship's further instructions tecand very thing I felt it all the more necesary in the untörert other. Quam's service to place it before your Lordship To the Right hom the Earl Granville KG. 3
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'iconouls' Commercial theparto No. 1 to 5 of 1869", and "bonsuls Commercial Reports in Japan, 1868, therein referred to,

veen received.

I have the honor to be,

May Lard,

have

Your Landohifi's most obedient,

humble servant,

and fans Man Donnell.

Puthiy

CACS

Governor.

Ansel & Conf ? 10 har? 1866 |

607 5368

12100 Houghoug

OCT 8) 13.69

Government Horse Baykay.

17th August 1869

56

My Lord

Receipt

1. I have the honor to acknowledge

Lordship's Enfidential. Communction

of Your Loseships

the 26th June. I munk regret that your

зна

Lordship thould have felt Curstrained to remast on the tome of my despatet. of the 18th sfil

last.

It was

a document meant to explain

the reasons of myself and Council for regarding the profond prohibition against the carriage

as Calculated to injure

"Slink pots " by Junks

the trade of the Colmng

object intended.

without-effecting

It was a matter

of urgent

Importance. No distorting element of a personal.

Chance of being messed up with its, and as then weight of argenment

Character

had

any

in

Laun of referring its back for You Lordship's further instructions tecand very thing I felt it all the more necesary in the untörert other. Quam's service to place it before your Lordship

To the Right hom the

Earl Granville KG.

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