CO129-169 - Others - 1874 — Page 140

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prolification of my

letter

&

0

For A. Kennedy. I have the pleasure

Knowing

lein & his very able debordinate W. C. Smitte. Drawe

J

the highest respect for bother gentlemen,

nothing cd be farther from my wish than to state reyting

either.

form of a complaint agains?- I adhere, not wrstanding,

Go bey opinion that it is best, where

ne

Colonial Govt may have to complain zu Es of or & reflect upon conduct for wh=

is thinght to be

Consul

a lonend is

responsible, that its complaint or

Remonstrance

to the Legation.

be first redressed certainly

I thall here love this matter un

G. de rando. The other matter, the "prevention of the fliperent of

2 objectionable Cheniere to Stangling, as I now understand the Correopce, is far more difficult to

Luch

deal with. If all that the Colony desired were prevention of Shipments as that in this particular

Carl

case complained of. Shipementy from

2

Which

a port in charge of a commopolitan Police force, (in the Control the Brit: formal will always have some voice), & by direction of Kat Police,

this no doubt can be achieved; 87 hat I did not take flame

&

Emyself

at once promise to mistruct the Consul to be vigilant in this regard.

that I thought the case

My Excuse is

7

¥ a

exceptional & a most unlikely one To recur. It may not be too late to repair my error & Juiclose copies letter to Sir A. Kennedy desp: Of this ructions to W. medhurst, apore

the subject, whi

Ithall be glad. To learn have been approved by G. L. The letter to hire A. Kennedy goes farther than such cases, & Ikust hat perusal of it will thew J. L., if general regulation of wayfaring unmigrants

be contemplated. how mipossible this word be anywhere

except in the port of

The Bolony it elf

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