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of Hong Kong of 1870, to Portugal and the Secretary of State for Marine and Colonies considered it more convenient to treat there the subject by direct communication between the two respective Secretaries of State of England and Portugal.

On receipt of such resolution all efforts on the part of this Government ceased as a matter of course - the Central Government assuming to itself the negotiation of the important question at issue.

I cannot point out to Your Excellency what the exact difficulties were, and which prevented the confirmation of the Regulations on the part of His Most Faithful Majesty. It is possible that these difficulties connected with the preliminaries before Conviction, but as Your Excellency says that some arrangement might still be made satisfying both Governments, I will write anew to His Majesty's Government and on receipt of its Orders shall have the honour of fully informing Your Excellency.

The Governor of the Province (signed) Carlos Eugenio Corrêa da Silva:

(True Translation) (signed) J. M. d'Almada e Castro.

(True copies)

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of Hong Kong of 1870, to Portugal and the Secretary of State for Marine and Colonies considered it more convenient to treat there the subject by direct communication between the two respective Secretaries of State of England and Portugal. On receipt of such resolution all efforts on the part of this Government ceased as a matter of course - the Central Government assuming to itself the negotiation of the important question at issue. I cannot point out to Your Excellency what the exact difficulties were, and which prevented the confirmation of the Regulations on the part of His Most Faithful Majesty. It is possible that these difficulties connected with the preliminaries before Conviction, but as Your Excellency says that some arrangement might still be made satisfying both Governments, I will write anew to His Majesty's Government and on receipt of its Orders shall have the honour of fully informing Your Excellency. The Governor of the Province (signed) Carlos Eugenio Corrêa da Silva: (True Translation) (signed) J. M. d'Almada e Castro. (True copies)
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were transmitted of HongHong of 1870, to Portugal and the Secretary of State for Marine and Colonies considered it more convenient to treat there the subject by direct communication between the two respective Secretaries of State of England and Portugal. On receipt of such resolution all efforts on the part of this Government ceased as a matter of course - the Central Government assuming to itself the negotiation of the important question at issue. I cannot point out to Your Excellency what the exact difficulties were, and which prevented the _confirmation of 428 were the Regulations on the part of His Most Faithful Majesty. It is _ possible that these difficulties connected with the preliminaries before Conviction, but as your Acelleney say. that some arrangement might still be made satisfying - both Governments I will write_ anew to His Majesty's Government and on receipt of it's Orders shall have the honour of fully informing your Excellency. The Governor of the Province (signed) Carlos rugenio Corrêa da Silva: (True Translation) (signed) J. M. d'Almada e Castro. (True copies) Arute فس العام Acting Colonial Sex to
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were transmitted

of HongHong of 1870, to Portugal and the Secretary of State for Marine and Colonies considered it more convenient to treat there

the subject by direct communication between the two respective Secretaries of State of England and Portugal.

On receipt of such resolution

all efforts

on the part of this Government ceased as a matter of course - the Central Government assuming to itself the negotiation of the important question at issue.

I cannot point out to Your Excellency what the exact difficulties were, and which

prevented the _confirmation of

428

were

the Regulations on the part of His Most Faithful Majesty. It is _ possible that these difficulties connected with the preliminaries before Conviction, but as your Acelleney say. that some

arrangement might still be made satisfying - both Governments I will write_ anew to His Majesty's Government and on receipt of it's Orders shall have the honour of fully informing your Excellency.

The Governor of the Province (signed) Carlos rugenio Corrêa da Silva:

(True Translation)

(signed) J. M. d'Almada e Castro.

(True copies)

Arute

فس العام

Acting Colonial Sex to

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