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you
His Lordship to request that you lay before the Earl of Kimberley the following observations thereon.
The basis of Settlement proposed by the Governor of Hong Kong presents many difficulties, and the prospect of its being accepted by the Chinese Government appears very doubtful. The conditions which it is suggested that the Colonial Government undertake to fulfil, is to prevent the exportation of salt, opium, firearms, and munitions of war from Hong Kong to China in junks without a permit from the Chinese Authorities; it would be cut...
This arrangement is open to grave objection. In the first place, it is not unlikely to lower the dignity and prestige of the Colonial Government in the eyes of the native community. In the second place, it is extremely doubtful whether the Colonial Government could effectively carry out such an undertaking.
It is not proposed to interfere with the free sale of the articles in...
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D
you
His aoreship to request that with lay before the Earl of timberley the following observations thereon.
The basis of Settlement
proposed by the Governor ghtrung Kong presents many difficulties, and the prespect of its bening accepted
by the
the Chidere Government affears beny doubtful. The conditione which it is suggested that the Colonial Governmen undertake to fulfil., is to prevent the leportation of salt, opinn. fianed munitions of was from thing Kong
ment should
Kong to China in
-Junks
without
Ou
permit from the Chinese Authorities
it would be
cut
This arran
arrangement
open to frame objection. In the firs place it is not unlikely to lower the dignity and prestige of the Colonial Gove
rar
ment in the
Comm
mmunity. mely
eyes of the native co In the rest place it is extem doubtful whether the Colonial
ment could
effectively
an unde taking
Government Carry out suck It is not proposed to interfere with the free sale of the articles
in
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