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ENCLOSURE

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Sir,

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Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

Hongkong, eth. July, 1801.

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I have to acknowledge receipt of your

letter No.1651 of even date, transmitting for the information of

my Committee copy of a circular despatch from the Secretary of

State for the Colonies in reference to the Commercial Intelligence

Branch of the Board of Trade.

In reply, I am instructed to say, while thanking the

Government for the opportunity afforded of co-operating for the

collection and dissemination of Commercial Information, this

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Chamber being a cosmopolitan body about forty of its members

are foreigners and two of the Committee Germans the Executive

regret that they do not feel at liberty to circulate the despatch

and enclosures, which I accordingly return herewith.

THE HONOURABLE.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

I have &c.,

(sd). R.Chatterton Wilcox.

Secretary.