CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12] — Page 385

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Cafse, by withdrawing the government grant, Wiless stronger cause is shown than now affears to exist, and suggesting that some compromise might be effected by which

distinctions were still recessary they might

driewn

be made without being couched in too plain terms.

There are also

shown to bern

one or two other points to be

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:

of land by

goo

at

use of,

ô

as to best:

that despatch refers to a grant

the war

Office

not by

the colonial

a grant which was not made

Some more conocient ground being

obtained from the local government. (Du7.232 of 29 Dec. 63)

(B). Sir. R. Mardonsells despatch 84644

g

f

the stable of 1870 refers to the u'sit Edie bangle 2 What desfatch is me aut

distinctions made.

the initiative îx

Why

did

protesting.?

at ca fach

A

they

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not talic

(d) It appears that sometimes every body is

excluded in favour of

Chinese women,

that the lines drown are not

on one side

до

entirely

[E] The notices were not issued without

Consulting the Chinese.

(3) as regarde

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་་

the handing over

the Morison Library it is tolerably clear

that it was intended mainly for the foreign

residents in Hong

The words Que

" The Trustees have determined to offer

their collections in free gift to the

corarnecrity

"If Hong Kong (as a centre of reference for all

"foreigners in China) subject only to the

"Recessary

conditions for maintaining

them

in order and making them available to

'all who would find them leṣeful".

¡

I am unable to discover:

affears on

the surn refered the estimates of 1870.

to

CP-L2

If

tos of the Chinese objected strongly to the

we disagree with governor Hennesy'n proponse I think we may

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having repened the matter or

cxcare his

Governor

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