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is required to induce the Put'ċ

to an enterprise for lays. Submarine buble between the Perel indicated.. Were the Spanish Gove ment to grant to all applica the right to lay down the Cables the result would be

undue

competition

Shanghai and Hong Kong via

Russia. under

an

exclusive Cou.

cession from the Russian Govern.

.ment..

the bases

el

also

may

farther cite of Concnscious granted

by the Portugure and Shanish Govern

to induce

ments

for

/

and thus pr

tween

vent fari and legitimate enter - prise from being carried out.

This principle of protection has already been admitted by A Majesty's Government in the cas of a

Company formed for the pe pose of establishing telegraphic Commumcation between England

Dersey .. A rival Comp. having been constituted for the t purpose, Her Majesty's Governme have interfered

to prevent this petitive line being laid

and

..

Moreover, the Concession grat to M. Graham and myself by the Spanish Government is the only Concession granted by Foreign Governments

I would refer if the

base of the Great Northern Company - England to

-

Submarine Lines be Portugal and England and

England

I am

Spain and

informed that the Concessionaires

live are at present

of the

latter

me

in communication with Her Ma. jestys Post Master General ference to the tariff

the

in

I have respectfully to ack favorable consideration of Her Majestyp Government to this Com.

- munication, and to express

earnest hoke

the

an

that they will be

pleased to grant, to ie Graham and myself,

necessary permission to land cables at Hong Kong and

Singapore, as the delay has already

Considerable pecuniary

entailed

lose upon

/

and every days ad. ditional delay tends to

delay tends to increase it I trust to be favored with an early reply.

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