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regard to Spain and remind that the Spanish revenue.

Cruisers are not allowed to auchor in British waters - both the above cases should

apply to Songtions, the Bositions being almost- identically similar.

With regard to the

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des- basis

last-portion of your - Batch referring

of settlement proposed by the Houyhony Governa - ment in February 1877,

I am rather at a loss to understand how the

seven propositions trans- -mitted to the Secretary

of State in Sis Arthur Kennedy's despatch No 39. of 28th February 1877

ever came to be called a basis of settlement Proposed by the Houg Roug Government

by

I do not

think they were submitted to the Executive Council, And I am sure they never were to the Legislative while I have reason to

believe they were proposed. to the Governor of Houghtony by the Canton Authorhet through, and at the instance Of, Sir Brooke Nobertson as a basis for a "Conference" on the subject of the Blockack And as such in his despatch above referred to, Sir Arthur Kennedy alludes to them.

months since finding

Some

that MW. Hennessy had

Mr directed the Acting Colonial to Blockade Secretary - When replying a communication on th

Eubject of

by

the Houghony Chamber of Commerce, to enclose a Copy of

Fir Arthur Jennedy's

despatch with the said proposals, enquiry

I made some.

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the subject-

and