CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 23

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22nd November last was communicated to you in the letter from this Department of 8th June 1883.

3. Lord Kimberley had not lost sight of the main objection to the proposed appointment of a Consul, raised originally in the despatch of 12th May 1869, viz., that the Consul might possibly abuse his position by prosecuting his fellow countrymen in Hong Kong, but it was intended to meet this objection by the stipulation indicated at the end of the letter from this Department of 14th November last, to the effect that the withdrawal of any Chinese Consul causing trouble or annoyance to the Colonial Government either by his own actions or by irritating

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22nd November last was communicated to you in the letter from this Department of 8th June 1883. 3. Lord Kimberley had not lost sight of the main objection to the proposed appointment of a Consul, raised originally in the despatch of 12th May 1869, viz., that the Consul might possibly abuse his position by prosecuting his fellow countrymen in Hong Kong, but it was intended to meet this objection by the stipulation indicated at the end of the letter from this Department of 14th November last, to the effect that the withdrawal of any Chinese Consul causing trouble or annoyance to the Colonial Government either by his own actions or by irritating
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22 th November last was communicated to you in the letter from this Department of 8th June 1883. 3. Lord Kunitafford had not lost sight of objection the main to the proposed appoint- -ment a Consul, of a raised in originally the despatch of 12 th May 1869, viz, that the Coneal might pocibly abuse his position by porcecuting his his fellow countrymon in Hong Kong, but it was intended to meet this objection by the etipulation indicated at the end of the letter from this Department of 14th November last, to the effect that the withdrawal of any Chinese Consul causing trouble or -amarely to the Colonial Covernment either by his actions or own or by ferolilating
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th

November last was

communicated to you in the letter from this Department of 8th June 1883.

3. Lord Kunitafford

had not lost sight of

objection

the main

to the proposed appoint-

-ment

a Consul,

of a

raised in

originally the despatch of 12 th May 1869, viz, that the Coneal might pocibly abuse his

position by porcecuting

his

his fellow countrymon in Hong Kong,

but it

was intended to meet

this objection by the etipulation indicated at the end of the letter from this Department

of 14th November last, to the effect that the withdrawal of any Chinese Consul causing

trouble or

-amarely to

the Colonial Covernment either by his

actions or

own

or by

ferolilating

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