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as far

as possible in this respect. but as soon as it should appear that

reason this confidence could

for any 2

:longer be obtained; it would be

incumbent on Her Majesty's

Your

and

Government to reverme the duty; perform it themselves wherever chey

had the means of doing

The Toutai seemed to

understand fully all that was said;

hi stated in reply

necessary

that it would be

to send.

foreign troops for

the protection of foreigners at Amey In reply to the Consul ke admitted

that

+ Amay

some sections of the people at = might be inimical to foreigne

that some time

age they

aud

wvorc

disposed

to exhibit their enmity; but he asserted that these sections formed but a _ small portion of

the

population of

the town, and were composed of

-people peculiarly subjeop to the- Auchorities, and under full control,

so that there need be no cause for Thouer His Excellency

amilly regarding

seemed particularly anxious de set forth the point of the entire subjection to the authorities of the classes possibly -hostile to foreigners . To a remont that from complaints that had been

made, it seemed that the asserted power of control did not seem to have been fully exerted for some time past Heis Excellency

reply, for a

made no