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No.27.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4т FEBRUARY, 1880.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

號七十 第報歡

CHINESE BRITISH SUBJECTS IN CUBA.

The following Despatch is published for

general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office,

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

Hongkong, 4th February, 1880.

RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR MICHAEL E.

HICKS-BEACH, BART., M.P., TO HIS EXCAL-

LENCY GOVERNOR HENNESSY, C.M.G.

DOWNING STREET,

2nd December, 1879.

SIR, I have the honour to transmit herewith

for your information and guidance a copy of a letter and its enclosures received from the Foreign

Office on the subject of British protection to

Chinese emigrating from Hongkong to Cuba.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble Servant,

M. E. HICKS-BEACH.

輔政使司馬

照會事照得現准 大英國會參議藩政院世變

篇

麗爺事照得與

督憲將以下公交抄印倬

合將該客並所附公文照寄 巴之華人所受英國保護等由此 外政衙門移客執載由香港前往古

本衛戰機駭客呈產見中國已派總 證將劉古巴著總領事呈一角 本衙門割覆一角

後該洲所有華人除

有問

·振實英籍者外未有原

可

以包

保故

泉週知

會者

總督煩蒍知鼦頒行爲此須至照

楊華人如有前往古巴者

一千 八百 八十年

香港等處地方兼理水陸軍

燕

須

全照會者

·時應立明證據乃實 大臣酌奪可否移示

照

然後可蒙 大英國保護爲此

欽命總督

藩政衙門協理大臣

二月

初四日示

一千八百七十九年十二月初二日 務水師提督佩帶三等寶星

百大

臣會

八

百七十

+

年

+

卝

四

FOREIGN OFFICE TO COLONIAL OFFICE.

FOREIGN OFFICE,

November 24th, 1879.

SIR,-I am directed by the MARQuis of Salis-

BURY to transmit to you for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, copies of

Despatch from the Acting British Consul

General in Cuba and of the reply which has been addressed thereto, from which it will be seen that His Lordship has decided that, in consequence of the arrival of a Chinese Consul General in Cuba there is no reason for continuing to extend British Protection to Chinese in that Island un- less they can give good reasons for showing that they are British subjects.

I am to suggest, for the consideration of Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH, that directions should be issued with the view of informing Natives of Hongkong that, in the event of their emigrating to Cuba, they will have to take steps on arrival there to prove their British Nationality before. British Protection can be extended to them.

I am, &c.,

(Signed,) TENTERDEN.

The Under Secretary of State,

COLONIAL OFFICE.