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expect arrive at Hongkong this mouth - and should have again for the West Indies before the middle of March - but shave telegram from my Agents al Hongkong in-

me that the subarka=

that Merived

a

forming tion of Chinese from the Port

HM.

of Hongkong to Toisign Countrie has been prohibited by Government. as this include:

safely ask you to recommend my

application to the favorable -sideration of Lord Granville as I

em =

A now no one better qualified than you are to judge of the great advantage of this immigration to the adjacent colonies of Demerara and Berbice - where they have

done so well. The Estates in

Surinam are owned

-managed

moulty by British Subjreld_and

Surinam

unles

Lord

Granville telegram to

ttre

immigrants are under the

of the Government

will Kindly send a

the Governa of Hongkong to allow this repel to take her comple= -suent, the Cop to me will be very

serious and a

usine

great hardship

this prohibition

of this

has been given. I think I may

special case

the

Officials of that Colony - the rules thing verymuch ne mi B. Guiana.

sand

Again soliciting your

apistance in Seläinin of the sanction of Lard Granville to