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FOREIGN OFFICE.

March 14th,

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Pro 18 MAR 13

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With reference to Your Excellency's despatch No.335

of this series of the 2nd of November last relative to

the duty levied in France on imported goods which have

been transhipped at Hongkong, I transmit to Your Ex-

cellency herewith a copy of a despatch from the Governor

of that Colony containing his observations upon the

correspondence which has passed with the French Govern-

mant.

I request Your Excellency to inform the French

Government of the substance of the Governor's despatch

and to point out to them that it would not always be

possible to comply with the requirement that tranship-

ment should invariably be made between vessels belonging

to the sale company for the reasons given in the second

paragraph of the despatch from the officer administering

the Government of Hongkong, a copy of which was enclosed

in my despatch to Your Excellency No.182 of the 23rd

of July last.

is Excellency

(Signed)

I am &c.,

Elsnen

The Right Honourable

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Sir F.Bertie, G.C.B., G.C.M.G.,

&c., &c. &c.