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political complications which

but we

prevail in this region; "trust with Your Excellency that

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the present depression will prove to be only temporary, and that

I the return of peace at no distant

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I date will restore the clasticity of

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" the public revenue. Meanwhile,

we

acknowledge the necessity -

"for a prudent economy!

4.

While carefully

guarding the internal interests of the Colony, I devoted no less

attention to its external relations

during

during the

very difficult and... delicate crisis of the Franco-Chinese hostilities and of the threatened war with Russia. While strictly enforcing

British

neutrality

e

in the spirit

of my instructions from home, I preserved throughout friendly relations with the Belligerent

Powers. It

is

very satisfactory to

me that my policy and action should have proved in

every

to be in accordance with the

Ca se

views of Her Majesty's Government; and especially

with

regard

to

the