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the consideration of the 3 Commissioners under the Chetoo Convention, viz:.

that

referred

6 of the Stoughing proposal, as to the

to in section 6 of the

693

precluded

my predecessor from taking the final steps in the matter.

8.

On looking into the question

the

however, and on

consulting

chinere Merchants and traders.

constitution to decide disputed seizures.

of the mixed Count

S

whose interests were

Am

also found that Iter Majesty's Minister in China had named Sir Brooke Robertion Commipiones, Governor hir Arctur Kennedy had warned Sir James

Mr Pusell

مان

a

Commissioner, and.

the Chinese Authorities were ready to appoint the third Commpiones.. Lin Brooke Robertion's illness however at the last mousse

directly

concerned in the Junk traffic,

}

felt unable to concur wither in the scheme of the local Government

or in the personal views of my

predecepor

as to the extradition

smugglers. and about eighteen

cuoults

ago

7

I sounded Sir Brooke

Robertson with respect to a Counter

schime that occurred to me

as

being

More

just to the timing