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best if he sent it to me in the first instance, for in-
formal reference to Mr. Maze. I informed the Governor
in reply that I should be in Wanking or shanghai till
Jeptember 29th, in case he wished me to discuss any fresh
draft with r. kaze.
m
That the latter had put up counter-
suggestions of so satisfactory a nature was clearly due
to sir william Peel's concessions in the matter of the
collection of dues by the Chinese Maritime Customs offi-
8.
The Governor having forwarded to me his new
draft agreement, I communicated a copy to r. kaze in
Shanghai on September 24th, and suggested that it should
in the first instance be discussed between our respective
"experts". This discussion took place a day or two later
between Hr. wright and r. Teichman when the latter con-
veyed the warning I had been given by the Governor that
objections might be raised by the commercial community
at Hongkong, and made it plain that we were not in a
position to discuss details and that anything we said or
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