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Chinese Revenue bruiser, I have -

the honour to lay before Your Lordship copies of the correspondence and reports on the subject.

A few days after my arrival in Hougtong I received a

communication from the British Consul at leanton reporting that the Vice-Roy had paid #200 being the estimated compensation for - the loss of the junk

of the junk and had-

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returned 660 balls of Opium, being

the whole amount the lehinese- Government could trase. The

Consul added that as the Vice Roy had also made a full apology the Hongkong Government for the -

to

As per

Wend

dehedint

misconduct of the Chinese Subordinates (who had also been punished) he hoped the matter might be

considered as settled.

3.

Looking, however, to - the serious character of the outrage

committed, I did not feel. justified in accepting less than the total quantity of Opium originally

claimed

I

by this

this Government, and

therefore asked

for 1/1/2 balls in

addition to the 660 ab.

4..

writing

urged

abready received:

Sir Brooke Hobertson, the 5th of May, again

- me not to insist on getting

the 111/21⁄2 balls of Opium.

In

my-

reply. of the 19th of May. I adhered