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House

of Commons

Admiralt

Agent

Cou

Copy No47.

215 25342

Pelling March 7.071.

71

F

My Lord,

has

Mr Robertson

informs

Je

that le

forwarded Yd. Copies of a Scep, N°5.

of the 31 at

me

Chinese

of Jan:, in which he had inclosed Copies of Corresp" regarding the sale of

Govt Satt Permits at Hongkong. W Robertson has acted throughout with his usual tact of discretion, but upon

the parallel be draws between the Sale thee Permits & the transfer of Fock

Warants or the like securities, I have

of

Hought it right to observe that, admitting technically the usual

legality of both Kinds of transactions, there is, in my

opinion, on political grounds, grave objections to the establishment of an Agency Earl Grenville Kg.

for