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to London suggestions affecting
it's
Colony, with the privity of its Govern-
ment.
11.
The
suggestions
Remo
originally
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suggests as the next best thing for Chinese interest that there should be
a Chinese Consul here.
12.
In a similar
way
Sir Rutherford Alcock
appears to have been approached by Sir Frederick Bruce to meet partially the views of Prince Kung (2 December 1868), who "proposed that the Chinese Government "should appoint officials to reside at "Hongkong for the express purpose of
attending to the collection of duties in
the interest of the Custom Revenue!"
As this "could not be conceded in "British territories", and as Sir Rutherford in his reply to Prince Kung admits the existence of the evil complained of viz: smuggling from Hongkong, he
with a view to placing the intercourse "between Hongkong and the neighboring
coasts
on a
more
definite and regular footing
to protect the Chinese "Revenue without unreasonably obstructing
"ordinary traffic there, he suggests
The
appointment of a resident Chinese
Consul here, who is "to
regularize the "trading between the Mainland and "The Colony." When addressing myself
that it is "by such
means alone
any
satisfactory or permanent
"settlement of existing differences and
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to London suggestions affecting
it's
Colony, wiitions the privity of its Govern-
ment.
11.
The
suggestions
Reemo
originally
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1
233
suggests as the next best thing for Chinese interest that there should be
Chinese Consul here.
12.
In a similar
way
Sin Krition ford
to have been made by Sue Pusher ford Alcoute to meet partially the views of Prime Kring (2 December 1868), who "proposed that the Chinese Government "should appraint officials to reside at "Hongkong for the express pumpose of
h
attending to the collection of duties in
Like interest of the Custom Revonne!"
As this "could not be conceded in "British territories", and as Sir Rihaford in his reply to. Prince King admito the existence of the wil complained of riz: sunggling from Wongthing, he
with a view" to placing the intercourse "between Wong Kong and the neighboring
"evasts
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as
more
definite and regular
to protect the Ohmise "Revenue without unreasonably obstructing
"ordinary traffic rere, he anggurt.
The
again Conoul here, who is "to
remedy of a resident Chinese
regularize the " trading beliven the Mainland and "The Colony." When addrefing-myself
that it is "by auch
he tells me
"alone
amy
mario
satisfactory or permanent
"settlement of existing differences and
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