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smuggling which

going an

was very generally and his discussions with

me tended towards starting same plan to meet the existing difficulties. However, he felt it dangerous to- frequently.

as he desired,

visit me as

and the matter stood avers

Since

my

return to the Colony

.....

wor

in October Cast Poing Yuk has called on me to present his congratulations, and reference made to one or two criminal n matters then under his investigation. Last week, haurever, while his junk

lying in our waters off Vistaria

me to call upon

he wrote asking.

him that I might fulfil mynd

promise to introduces him to our Admiral. In the cenres of ensemention

he mentioned that he had not been

to csill on

His Carellency The

Governor sine my departure from

and this

the Colang sighteen mouths back,

was owing to what had occurred at Canton, the Viceroy

being of opinion that, the British Conor l objecting, the less he came to Hang Hang the better far a

continuance of the friendly relations then existing.

Istated that the Chief-

Authority in England had in a despatch received some months ag notified this Government that