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convention regarding the Colony

she

and

appointment of a Consul, bort of which had evidently in the interval

much preconcepied him.

I took occasion

to

imprese ut

upon

him that while I regarded the appointment of a Chrine Ansul

meano

asa

by which mich might be

ffected to regularize she trading

beliveen the mainland and

Colamy, it

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was

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impossible to overlook

an

· popular character of suck.

Hougtong, and a certam

official

appointment in Hongthong, and amount of danger that such might overstep the limits allowed to Consente. A

Was

essential that he should

absolutely and rigidly restrict himself

to the

proper

dities of

Consul

DA

by

Enropean Powers established, Keep clear of bribes and squeezing, and

uve his office and the informa=

neither

tion it would give

Chinese

m

noners

to oppress the

of Juntes and relatives

'The mainland,

attempt to meddle

with the native population, and so interfere with the prosperity of the

Colony and the right which belonged

to it

Ao

British possession, and to under the protection of

all residing

ite laws.

The Vice Roy plomby showed)'

me these difficulties had not

his attention, and that he

esca

aped

already

casting about in his mind how they