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inskad of Naglan and not lighting the Gap are I am informe as follows.

(a) That Waglan and the Pap are Chinese Islands, and that the Chinese Government has declined to light these Islands at present -

(by that the Chinese Government have refused for it has been assumed. would refuse if asked) to allow the Colonial Government to light them and this on leveral pleas viz a general disinclination to " make

any more territorial cessions anywhere" a "sporical disinclination

" to make them here as the three

" mile limit of English possessions

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" would be extended and smuggling

"Vessels would thus have their

increased

"facilities for escoping with impunity

d "wait" I. largely in understand is the language

used

by the Superintendent General

Customs "wait until we can

our

" conveniently consider the matter " as part of

large scheme " lighting the Coast or if you " prefer give us 75.000

Dollars and

The Chinese will erect and maintain

" Lighthouses on the Gap and the "Maglan". "

(12) On this it may be remaster. that it would be highly inconvenient

in case

was with China or any

any

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