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Sir Michael Stricks Beach, that he is disposed to concur in the View expressed in your letter above referred to, that, whatever arrangement may be ultimately arrived at with regard to the

Revenue Stations in the Vicinity

of Stingkong,

the Collection of

Duties should be intrusted to

brauch of the Foreign Inspectorate

His

Chinese Customs. It is Lordships

of Chinese

is also of opinion that the Freign

and Colonial offices should confer

together

a

ether on the subject

together

in

with Sir Thames Conjunction with

Wade, as proposed; but I am

to suggest that the matter be allowed to stand over until the

arrival of Sir B. Robertson, late

Her Majesty's

Consul at Canton,

and of Mr. Hart, Chief Superintendent

of Chinese Customs, both of whom

are

cted in this

very shortly expected

Country,

in order to have the

advantage of their assistance, which would no doubt be of Considerable Value in settling the basis of

such