CO129-147 - Public Offices - 1870 — Page 87

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

amou got other rapers, a cosy I a Convention supplementty I the Treaty off Fenton, Chicks For Majesty's Minister at Pekin sigued with the Chinese Plenipotentiaries In the 23 th October last.

سلامة

In reply I am to request that you will informe Lord Granville chat My Lords are of opinion that the effect of the proposed stitucía-

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-tions upon the legitimate

commercial interests of

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Hong Thong cannot be other tan beneficial.

The permission to ship Goods from the Treaty Portry China to Hong Hong at the half duty, will be a

great boon aux cannot fail to surect from Canton a large. portion of the shipments from Shanghai.

It was indispensable

to give effect is his concessione that the Chinese Gvernment

should have a Consul at

Houg Goug

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