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and Foochere

The Tork of Shangboe offer much larger facilities for the

conveyance of distressed

seamen

home.

and it might be as well to call the Me-inister's attention to this fact is also that Trechour is in constant commumication with both Swalow and

Amey .

Distressed

slamen are oc

occasionally

sent to Whampoa to be forwarded by ships loading at that Fort.

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Holt's line of Steamers has invariably been taken advantage of as opportunities

be

have off

offered, but it must not forgotten that they only call here

en ronk to London and userally

have

come d

distressed

& Carmen

already

on board who have been placed there

by the Consul of either Feechan or Shanghai

are

The Board of Trade instruction's

clear and are

very folkning effect.

to the

That wherever the best opportun tes

exist for forwarding distressed British Seamen' to the Winted

the

are libe

Kingdom to these Tirk chey sent; whether it be from cut olony of === Hongking or from other Fork in China

and vice versa.

True Copies

(Sig

Colonial Secretary

) H. G. Thomsett,

Harber Master. 30th September, 1878.