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been appointed to another post,

and that he will not be

despatched to investigate and report on the Trade of the South-

Western Provinces of China, as

I was informed

f

informed in a

recent

despatch from the Colonial —

X

Office?

2

eAs this is a

· question

in which the mercantile

is

community of HongKong deeply interested, I have requested

Her

Sir R. Herbert's despatch of August "X"),

21, ultimo, with its enclosures.

146.57

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Her olajesty's Chargé d'Affaires

at leking to inform

mne

what

arrangements will be made to

supply

3.

the

place of M. Baber. It will be observed

that the Chamber of Commerce-

suggests, that, for the reasons

assigned, it should have the option of appointing

a

representative, specially empowered. to watch over the mercantile.

interests of Hongkong, to

accompany

the Mixed Commission):

despatched to assist

in

determining