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Colonial chancery,
Low Pr
Hongkong 11th December, 1844
Conformable to the instructions
of your Excellency, I beg to enclose herewith a statement of the expenditure of this Colony from the 1st September 1843 to 31st March 1844 inclusive,
as accurately as I could collect the details from the books left in this Department by the late Treasurer.
2. His Excellency
I have &c.
(Signed) B.R. Martin
John Francis Davis Esq.
&c. &c. &c.
Governor of Hongkong