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in all matters

occasioned by any regulation which impedes the first intercourse between the Authorities of not merely neighbouring, but actually adjoining districts, especially which relate to the conservation of the place, detection of criminals, that

considers the time has arrived for making improvement in the rules we are at

present supposed to exist.

A delay of three days with only ends to third parties at Canton, who have to communicate second hand with the Chinese Mandarins at Kowloon, requires very strong argument to support it in preference to a direct communication with the same parties; forty minutes.

Under these circumstances H.E. requests that you will take the subject into consideration & hopes you may early secure the Viceroy's approval of direct communication between the Col: Sec: of this Govt. & the Chinese Authorities at Kowloon, who, it is admitted, have always manifested the utmost willingness to act cordially and in harmony with this Govt.

[signed] J. Gardiner Austin
Colonial Secretary.

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62 in all matters occasioned by any regulation which impedes the first intercourse between the Authorities of not merely neighbouring, but actually adjoining districts, especially which relate to the conservation of the place, detection of criminals, that considers the time has arrived for making improvement in the rules we are at present supposed to exist. A delay of three days with only ends to third parties at Canton, who have to communicate second hand with the Chinese Mandarins at Kowloon, requires very strong argument to support it in preference to a direct communication with the same parties; forty minutes. Under these circumstances H.E. requests that you will take the subject into consideration & hopes you may early secure the Viceroy's approval of direct communication between the Col: Sec: of this Govt. & the Chinese Authorities at Kowloon, who, it is admitted, have always manifested the utmost willingness to act cordially and in harmony with this Govt. [signed] J. Gardiner AustinColonial Secretary.
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62

in all matters

occasioned by any regulation whimpedes the first intercourse between the Auth = of not merely neighbouring, but actually adjoining. districts, expecially. which relate to be conservation of the place. 4 detection of criminals, that: 4.8. considers the time has arrived for mathing. improvement in the rules we are at

the

d to exist.

present supposed

A delay of

in reference

home.

three days with only ends

to third parties at Canton,

who have to communicate second hand

with the Chinese Mandarins at Kowloon,

requures

Love

very strong argument to

support it in preference to a direct

communication with the same

; eforty minutes.

parties

Under these circumstances H. 2. requests that you will take the subject into consideration & hopes you may early scure. the Viceroy's approval of direct

of

communication between the Col: Sec:

of

of this goot.

& the Chinese Author at:

Kowloon, who, it is admitted, have always

willingness

manifested the utmost willin

to

act cordially + in harmony with this Govt. Thave

Xe.

[ed] J. Gardiner Austin

Colonial Secretary.

$4

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