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and then learned that IW- Hennessy and subsequently the community of Houghong were under the impression that these proposals, having been laid before Honorable DW. Keswick and myself, as the only two unofficial members of the Legislative Council then in "Goughoug had met our approval? What could have led to such an impression Cannot understand as the facts are these:

Sir Arthur Kennedy. desired the then Colonial Secretary W. Gardiner Austin to lay the proposals before MW. Keswiety and, myself in an informal way for

our opinions which in both cases was that the consideration

such a basis of Lettlement. was out of the question -

of

It is much to be regretted that go record was kept- of what took place

the occasion of the papers being Said before Mr Keswick and enyself which was I believe,

or about the

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8th January 1877, but there

are no minutes on record,

for, naturally feeling

Buch

annoyed that any alluded.

impression

on the 26-th

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to had got abroad.

Writing

of April last to the Colonial Secretary asking to be favored with a copy of the proceeding at the meeting in question, received a reply to the effect that the

only document in existence on the subject was a Containing the proposals, docketed as

"received "from

paper

Honorable J. Gardiner Austin A. Lowcoel and William.

Keswick.

Before leaving

chong hong