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recent visit to Canton.

The result will be found recorded

in the enclosed copy of a note drawn use

for the information of

giving

" the Earl of Clarendon the Earl,

the chief heads of the conversation

that took place during

two interviews with

His Excellency on the 20th and 29th of last month.

masmuch

I trust the result will be satisfactory

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the Viceroy has given

IME.

fuillest apurance that he perpolly recognizes

the

sxpediency of friendly relations bring

maintained between the Colonial and

Chinese local Authorities at Nowloon and

such mutual exchange of good offices

may

be required not only effectively to maintain the peace on the border, but to arrest crime on each side by facilitating

the arrest of Thieves and other criminals and

The

recovery of stolen property without delay

or the necessity of reference to higher authorities at fanton . The has acceritingly promised.

to send instructions to that effect :

In

and the action

regard to the Opium Stations

of the Revenue

also undertaken to

Cruizers

To i sue further and

issue stringent instructions to all the authorition

and officers engaged in this service to carefully avviet all undue interference with the legitimate broke of the Colony in Native Junks .

Having information of

the

arrangement's contemplated in the recent revision of the Streaty of Frontsin,

with

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view to the establishment

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