CO129-153 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [11-12] — Page 60

Cruisers of the Propps of Canton are to be permitted to blockade this Colony and harass its brade in the

described by the Register

Several, this is one

of the undersigned

very

which in the opinion

should receive

serious consideration of the Legislative Council

the

swing that in

Connell swing

the early days of boughting,

Settlement, an

intending

as

British

apurana was given to Settlers by the then

any

representative of Her Majesty, that my

attempt on

the

part of

the Chinese

to interfere with the freedom of the

port would be fromptly funished,

and

this

Pletze

has been held to be good ever since, by those who have

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invested large the Colony.-

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eums in property within great is the importance

of this question, that the undersigned propose that a Special Mecting of Cormeil be called for the purpose of

direusing it, and that all Correspondera with the bone Government and with that of Canton bearing on the question

the lable, and also

should be laid on

be accesible for the ferneal of Meruten

during several days prior to the Meeting.

(Siques.) St. Rowett.

し

W. Keswick

P. Rysie.

bonghong, 18.0 August, 1871. -

(Ime Copies.)

Un official

Member

Garestian Mushin Scoreta

Colonial coretanj

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Atlached to CDC. N: gee/41.

Mongtong,

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18. August 187.

Merno: by 3 of the Unofficials

Legislative

Members

Corneil

of

upon

the

the Rigpen the Report of

Registrar Registrar General, regarding the collection of Customs by the Cantor Garment

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