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Hongkong

Confidential

15 September

We Bref farmery

The Earl of Carnarvon

Suggesting that Labuan should be constituted

Convict Settlement under the government of Hongkong

Confidential

Conf

Hong Kong

12833

Governor Hennessy

Hennessy

C.M.G.

Cul

X

MINUTE.

Mr. Lucas 24 Nov.

Mr. Bramston. 26 Nov.

Mr. Malcolm.

Mr. Meade

Mr. Herbert, 2

Mr. Lowther.

29

+ Lord Carnarvon 30

No heading

This despatch to be filed

You notice

M

but principally

9

M

account

"the great distance intervening

compared with the distance

of Labuan from the Straits Settlements

Com

Indexed

1712/82

Sec.

30. Nov. 72

142

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your

Confidential despatch of

the 15th September.

7. On the question of

the advisability of establishing

a system of transportation

from Hong Kong to Labuan, I have addressed you

in another despatch, and

have nothing to add

that

3. The proposal to convert

Labuan into a

dependency of Hong Kong for various

reasons, cannot be entertained

but feel bound to state

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Hongkong Confidential 15 September We Bref farmery The Earl of Carnarvon Suggesting that Labuan should be constituted Convict Settlement under the government of Hongkong Confidential Conf Hong Kong 12833 Governor Hennessy Hennessy C.M.G. Cul X MINUTE. Mr. Lucas 24 Nov. Mr. Bramston. 26 Nov. Mr. Malcolm. Mr. Meade Mr. Herbert, 2 Mr. Lowther. 29 + Lord Carnarvon 30 No heading This despatch to be filed You notice M but principally 9 M account "the great distance intervening compared with the distance of Labuan from the Straits Settlements Com Indexed 1712/82 Sec. 30. Nov. 72 142 I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Confidential despatch of the 15th September. 7. On the question of the advisability of establishing a system of transportation from Hong Kong to Labuan, I have addressed you in another despatch, and have nothing to add that 3. The proposal to convert Labuan into a dependency of Hong Kong for various reasons, cannot be entertained but feel bound to state
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Hongkong Confidential 15 Septembertory We Bref farmery The Earl of Carmarvey Suggesting that Labuan shined be constituted Conviel Settlement under the fremment of thingking Confi-dactial Confe Hong Kong 12833 Governor Henness Hennessy c. m.G. Cul X MINUTE. Mor. Lucas 24 Non- Mr. Bramston. 26 Mor. Malcolm. Mor. Meade Mor. Herbert, 2 * Mor. Lowther. 29 + Lord Carnarvon 30 Jo Handout This dess to ham def You noti M че Передв but principally 9 M acconut "the great distanner intervening compared with the destame of Kalvon from the Straits Lettlements Com Indeyed 1712/82 Scr. 30. Mw. 72 142 I have the honour to acknow- -ledge the receipt of your Confidential despatch of the 15th Septe raba -7.On the question of the advisabiting of establishing a system of transportation from Itong kong to daluan, I have addressed you another in I ante despatch, and have out un to add that 3. The proposal to convat da brecon into a of Hong Rong for various Entertained Dependon of one Shach cannot be reasons, otto but feet puffered bratestain
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Hongkong

Confidential

15 Septembertory

We Bref farmery

The Earl of Carmarvey

Suggesting that Labuan shined be

constituted

Conviel Settlement under the fremment

of thingking

Confi-dactial

Confe

Hong Kong

12833

Governor Henness

Hennessy

c. m.G.

Cul

X

MINUTE.

Mor. Lucas 24 Non-

Mr. Bramston. 26 Mor. Malcolm.

Mor. Meade

Mor. Herbert, 2

*

Mor. Lowther.

29

+ Lord Carnarvon 30

Jo Handout

This dess to ham def

You noti

M

че Передв

but principally

9

M

acconut

"the great distanner intervening

compared with the destame

of Kalvon from the Straits Lettlements

Com

Indeyed

1712/82

Scr.

30. Mw. 72

142

I have the honour to acknow-

-ledge the receipt of your

Confidential despatch of

the 15th Septe raba

-7.On the question of

the

advisabiting of establishing

a system of transportation

from Itong kong to daluan, I have addressed you

another

in

I ante despatch, and

have out un

to add

that

3. The proposal to convat

da brecon into a

of Hong Rong for various

Entertained

Dependon of

one Shach cannot be

reasons, otto

but feet puffered bratestain

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