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succepful adininistration. To this he purwered that he was perfectly satisfied with

my

the affaire endest as

were

from the Colonial Office republished in the Stompkong journals

litter; and so

from

the

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the

fovernment of thougtory is conceived

5.

I understand however

that the Governor of Maers has taken the opportunity of remonstrating with the Vicesion of Canton; who, it is said, has referred the matter to Seking.

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I need hardly add that this question has long been before the Public here. In the time of Sir Arthur Kennedy despatches Her Majesty's Consul at Canton and

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Correspondence that had been laid before Parliament the Blockade question, in which the claims of the Chimere Government

to the Sovereigntyp of Macas were referred to. I enclose for your information

an article from

one

of

the Hong Kong journals on this

point.

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Я

are happy to

say

that

the relations between the Government

of Macas and this Government are of the mock friendly Kind. I have had the honou

more than

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