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Report on smuggling from Hong Kong, circa 1883

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 11/4

Scope and Contents

An undated proof, including manuscript corrections, of a 'Report of the Commissioners Appointed by His Excellency W[illiam] H[enry] Marsh, C.M.G., the Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong, to Enquire into the Circumstances Attending the Alleged Smuggling from Hongkong into China of Opium and Other Goods, together with an Appendix containing Minutes of Evidence taken before the Commission, Official Correspondence, Returns, &c., &c., &c.' (Hong Kong, 1883). The Commissioners were Sir George Phillippo (Chairman), James Russell, Phineas Ryrie and Francis Bulkeley-Johnson.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1883

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd. Applicants may submit their request an application form which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.

Extent

81 folio(s) (81 folios)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, but fragile and torn in places

Bibliography

A version of the report section of Parkes 11/4 (excluding the minutes of evidence and related matter), dated Hong Kong, 1 September 1883, was published in 'Report of the Commissioners Appointed by W.H. Marsh, Esq., C.M.G., the Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong, to Inquire into the Circumstances Attending the Alleged Smuggling from Hongkong into China of Opium and Other Goods' (London, 1884) (Command Paper-Reports of Commissioners, C.3983), pp. 5-10.

Repository Details

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