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My Lord

21 Sussex Place Regent's Park

25 August 1891

RECD 2 AUG 91

1476

In a Letter dated the 30th of July, just received by W Boamston by direction of your Lordships, after acknowledging the receipt of My Letter of the 25th to him with the documents respecting Kidnapping and brothel and domestic bondage in Hong Kong required to complete the Return, it is stated that the Correspondence on the subject has been promised to Parliament and cannot be long delayed, but that the best replies will be included in the paper. He adds that if this cannot be done they will be presented in a subsequent Parliamentary paper.

I venture most respectfully to represent to your Lordships personally, that to publish the papers concluding with your Lordship's Despatch of May 20, 1880, would be open to observations made by your Lordship, capable of being interpreted as a censure on me and to the imputation of being wanting in respect toward the R' Hon'ble The Earl of Kimberley, H.M. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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13247 My Lord 21 Sussex Place Regent's Park 25 August 1891 RECD 2 AUG 91 1476 In a Letter dated the 30th of July, just received by W Boamston by direction of your Lordships, after acknowledging the receipt of My Letter of the 25th to him with the documents respecting Kidnapping and brothel and domestic bondage in Hong Kong required to complete the Return, it is stated that the Correspondence on the subject has been promised to Parliament and cannot be long delayed, but that the best replies will be included in the paper. He adds that if this cannot be done they will be presented in a subsequent Parliamentary paper. I venture most respectfully to represent to your Lordships personally, that to publish the papers concluding with your Lordship's Despatch of May 20, 1880, would be open to observations made by your Lordship, capable of being interpreted as a censure on me and to the imputation of being wanting in respect toward the R' Hon'ble The Earl of Kimberley, H.M. Secretary of State for the Colonies. Your Lordship's

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S 13247 My Lord 21 Sussex Place Regent August REGO RECO 887 2 AUG 91 1476 In a Letter dated the 30th of July. Cost unten by W Boamston by direction of your Lordships, after acknowledging the receipt of My Letter of the 25th to him with the documents respecting Kidnathing and brothel and domestic bondage on Hong Kong required to complete the Lenes, Restates that the Come, prondence on the subject has been promered to Parliament and connot be long delayed, but that of pomble best replies will be included in the paper He adds that of this cannot be done they will be presented in a subsequent Parliamentary paper I venture most respectfully to represent to your Lordships personally, that to publish the papers concluding with your Ledthese Depralche of May 20 1880 would abpect. to observations made by your Lord this capable of being interpreted as a censure on me and to the imputation of being wanting in respect toward he R' Hon The Earl of Kimberies H.M. Secretary of state In the Colonies Your

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13247

Lord

21 Sussex Place Regent

August REGO

RECO

887

2 AUG 91

1476

In a Letter dated the 30th of July. Cost unten by W Boamston by direction of your Lordships, after acknowledging the receipt

of My Letter of the 25th to him with the documents respecting Kidnathing and brothel and domestic bondage on Hong Kong required to complete the Lenes, Restates that the Come, prondence on the subject has been promered to Parliament and connot be long delayed, but that of pomble best replies will be included in the paper He adds that of this cannot be done they will be presented in a subsequent Parliamentary paper

I venture most respectfully to represent to your Lordships personally, that to publish the papers concluding with your Ledthese Depralche of May

20 1880 would abpect.

to observations made by your Lord this capable of being interpreted as a censure on me and to the imputation of being wanting in respect toward he R' Hon The Earl of Kimberies

H.M. Secretary of state

In the Colonies

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