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e onducive to that friendly atmosphere on both sides

necessary to any really satisfactory arrangement, and

that I regretted that they should be resorted to on the

part of the Chinese. Shortly afterwards, I received

from Mr. Maze a copy in Chinese of his reply to this

communication from the Department of Customs affairs; as

I had the honour to point out in my despatch Number 1079

of July 31st, forwarding a translation of this document,

the tone adopted by Mr. kaze in his report to his super-

iers did not premise well for the success of the negotia-

tions then in progress and was all the more to be regret-

ted in view of the declared intention of the Governor, of

which kr. kaze was aware, to strain every effort to reach

a friendly settlement.

5.

The opening passages of the conversations

between Mesara. Lloyd and üsborne were not promising. A#

reported in the Governor's telegram to the Colonial of -

fice of July 30th, . üsborne, presumably under instrue-

M

tions, made it a preliminary condition that the Customs

should be allowed to open their own Customs stations at

various/

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