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of the world, the

vaxt influx of

foreigners, and the

general increase

of

commercial intercourse

during the last ten

materially

have altered

years have

the conditions.

K

under

which this proposal

orginally made, and it is

and I am unable

Therefore

to concur

im

your

statement that the

appointment of Chinese Consul which

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strongly

urged by Her Mapatys Minister in 1869, is

opposed

Significant

the speakers

one of

fact that at the Public theating held

wind who

Hongkong? referred to by Sin Brooke Robertson as the head Partior of the first house in China, admitted that if it had been acceded to many. of those things which are now complamed of would not have taken place.

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opposed by every

one else possessing local knowledge and

acquaintance with Chinese officials. At

the

it

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right

lo you

time I think

to point out

that I have.

Come to no decision

the subject, and

it would afford

me

much satisfaction

to learn that

any

other proposal had been made which

would solve the

present difficully

and

remedy

the

evils