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Hotes of Commor Admire is manifestly embarrassed by the very responsibility, and from the way in which he has been speaking to Mr Hughes discloses a doubtfulness as to the course he is to pursue. Under these circumstances, I have thought it advisable to instruct Mr Hughes to put himself in communication with the Colonial Government, to report confidentially whatever may seem to him deserving of attention in the matter before him, and on the other hand to submit to the Governor General in Council any proposition in connection with it that Your Excellency may desire to have advocated.

Mr Hughes is a very discreet and competent Agent. What appears to me practically the danger to be apprehended is this, that the close surveillance of the waters surrounding Hong Kong by a Chinese Executive (unconnected with the Foreign Customs Establishment) will do much to frighten away the junks, the trade of which is so important to the Colony, and must rest chiefly with the Colonial Government to decide whether the measures proposed are worth consideration.

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266 Hotes of Commor Admire is manifestly embarrassed by the very responsibility, and from the way in which he has been speaking to Mr Hughes discloses a doubtfulness as to the course he is to pursue. Under these circumstances, I have thought it advisable to instruct Mr Hughes to put himself in communication with the Colonial Government, to report confidentially whatever may seem to him deserving of attention in the matter before him, and on the other hand to submit to the Governor General in Council any proposition in connection with it that Your Excellency may desire to have advocated. Mr Hughes is a very discreet and competent Agent. What appears to me practically the danger to be apprehended is this, that the close surveillance of the waters surrounding Hong Kong by a Chinese Executive (unconnected with the Foreign Customs Establishment) will do much to frighten away the junks, the trade of which is so important to the Colony, and must rest chiefly with the Colonial Government to decide whether the measures proposed are worth consideration.
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266

Hotes

of Commor

Admire

is manifestly embarrassed

this

the

Agent

by

very responsibility, and from

way

in which he has been

speaking to Mr Hughes discoons

a doubtfulness

A

to the

Course

he is to pursue. Under these

Ce reumstances.

I have thought

it advisable to instruct M

Hughes to put himself

in

com

munication with the Colonial

Government, to report

cemment, to report confidentially

whatever

may

Keen

to him

the

and on

the

deserving of attention in

multir before.

o the

hand to submit to the

Governor General Sielin

any

proposition in connection with

it that You'r Excellency may

desire

desire to have advocated

Hughes

is

a

very

dis crest and

competent Agent.

What appears to

to me

practically the danger to be

apprehended is this, that the close surveillance of

the Waters nee-op

rounding Hong Kong by

a Chinese Executive (uncon- sected with the Foreign (netoms Retablishment) will do much to frighten away

the Junks, the trade of which

is so important to the

& must rest

Course.

of con

Colony. chief

in

part with the Colonial hover.

-ment to decide whether

that may

be proposed

measures

are worth

Consideration.

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