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British Agent in the Pelew or Caroline Islands, and the proposed negotiation of treaties with the native Chief of those Islands, I have the honour to inform Your Lordship that from the result of enquiries which I have instituted into this matter, the interests of British Trade would not at present appear to require the negotiating of such treaties.

This remark however, has reference simply to the course which trade appears likely to take between Australia and China, and I am not in a position to offer opinion as to how far political considerations, or the possibility of the Islands themselves containing the elements of an independent development of commerce might make it worth while to adopt the suggestions of Mr. Ricketts. From a report, a copy of which I have the honour to enclose - which the Harbour Master, Mr. Shadgett, has made on the probability of the adoption of the route mentioned by Mr. Ricketts by ships trading between Australia and China, it is in his opinion likely that sailing vessels would pass through the passages indicated by Ricketts, but that steam ships...

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British Agent in the Pelew or Caroline Islands, and the proposed negotiation of treaties with the native Chief of those Islands, I have the honour to inform Your Lordship that from the result of enquiries which I have instituted into this matter, the interests of British Trade would not at present appear to require the negotiating of such treaties. This remark however, has reference simply to the course which trade appears likely to take between Australia and China, and I am not in a position to offer opinion as to how far political considerations, or the possibility of the Islands themselves containing the elements of an independent development of commerce might make it worth while to adopt the suggestions of Mr. Ricketts. From a report, a copy of which I have the honour to enclose - which the Harbour Master, Mr. Shadgett, has made on the probability of the adoption of the route mentioned by Mr. Ricketts by ships trading between Australia and China, it is in his opinion likely that sailing vessels would pass through the passages indicated by Ricketts, but that steam ships...
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British Grade in the Pelew or Caroline Islands, and the profioned negotiation of treaties with the native Chief of those Islands, I have the hover to inform Your Lordship that from the result of enquiries which I have instituted into this matter, the interests of British Trade would not at present appear to require the negotiating of such Preation. This remark however, has reference simply to the cause which trade appears likely to take between Australia and lehina, and I am not in a m in a position to offer opinion as to how far political considerations, or the possibility of the Islands themselves containing the elements of an independent development of enumere might 296 make it worth while to adopt the suggestions of lennul Rick oth From a report a copy which I have the hover to enclose- which the Harbor Master, Mr. Shansett, has made on the probability of the adoption of the rente mentioned by Mr. Rickette by repch trading between Australia and China, it is in his opinion likely that sailing vefch would pas through the Consul papages indicated by Ricketts, but that steam chips
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British Grade in the Pelew or Caroline Islands, and the profioned negotiation of treaties with the native Chief of those Islands, I have the hover to inform Your Lordship that from the result of enquiries which I have instituted into this matter, the interests of British Trade would not at present appear to require the negotiating of such Preation.

This remark however, has reference simply to the cause which trade appears likely to take between Australia and lehina, and I am

not in a

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in a position to offer opinion as to how far political

considerations, or the possibility of the Islands themselves containing the elements of an independent development of

enumere

might

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make it worth while to adopt the suggestions of lennul Rick oth From a report a copy

which I have the hover to enclose- which the Harbor Master, Mr. Shansett, has made on the probability of the adoption of the rente mentioned by Mr. Rickette by repch trading

between Australia and China, it is

in his opinion likely that sailing vefch would pas through the

Consul papages indicated by

Ricketts, but that steam chips

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