CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10] — Page 113

Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,

MBLack

Major General, Administering the Go-

vernment

7

Forconnable

Sir,

Enclosure Hong long

7 September 1895 22:00

110

We have the honour to close for this.

information of stis excitting the Officer

ad-

various Cornien.

ministering the Government

receives by

ications (Six in

all)

from the

leaving Chimes firms wife trading guilds business in this Colony, in

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Carrying reply to a letter of en

query

aadrina lu

one of us to them re-quentin of tacir vision as to the desirability of our Government funcher permitting the establishment

brauch of the kiinne Fornon Cartons in this British Colony of stongs slong,

Ной the maintenance of quite a fleet oftehime revenue Cruisers in British walies.

Recently the mind of the General fut lie in this Colony has been much ever.

a ve

the

cised

continued existener of the Chien Customs and Cruisers in the ticke

territory

and waters; the Europeansection: the Community in a de

thuis voca

heard

through the public press and their Chamber

of

Commerce, the chinure section, however though apparently entirl

Fotamning

core

equal.

by strong opinion, durst not retter one

accoun! [ doubtless, of their of bi- tual dread of the he and armist on

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it to be acer

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this reason

duty,

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the man-

have decmed

their representatives,

private letter to there to ascertain

their true viens, and to communicate the same to H. E. the Adivinistrator. Before lätt - have waited for kowever, wor alipo.

this

ring

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some days in the hoke that the leaving thined

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