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
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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