I am directed by His Excellency to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 28th of last month applying for a grant of land on which you propose to build a private residence in this Island.
His Excellency desires me to say that he is by no means desirous of placing any obstacle in the way of your doing so, but as you have already had the opportunity of acquiring property under British Protection at Hongkong, and have neglected to avail yourself of it, His Excellency is not disposed to recognize the validity of this fresh application.
However, in consideration of the misfortune which has befallen you of having your house at Macau burned to the ground, His Excellency is pleased to accede to your request.
The original text appears to be a letter from a government official to an individual regarding a land grant application. Here is the corrected text in HTML format:bahn Mercer Government House 226 Back
I am directed by His Excellency to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 28th of last month applying for a grant of land on which you propose to build a private residence in this Island.
His Excellency desires me to say that he is by no means desirous of placing any obstacle in the way of your doing so, but as you have already had the opportunity of acquiring property under British Protection at Hongkong, and have neglected to avail yourself of it, His Excellency is not disposed to recognize the validity of this fresh application.
However, in consideration of the misfortune which has befallen you of having your house at Macau burned to the ground, His Excellency is pleased to accede to your request.
Let me reformat it according to the original instruction.bahn Mercer Government House 226 Back
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After correction:bahn Mercer Government House 226 Back
I am directed by His Excellency to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 28th of last month applying for a grant of land on which you propose to build a private residence in this Island.
His Excellency desires me to say that he is by no means desirous of placing any obstacle in the way of your doing so, but as you have already had the opportunity of acquiring property under British Protection at Hongkong, and have neglected to avail yourself of it, His Excellency is not disposed to recognize the validity of this fresh application.
However, in consideration of the misfortune which has befallen you of having your house at Macau burned to the ground, His Excellency is pleased to accede to your request.
becomesbahn Mercer Government House 226 Back
I am directed by His Excellency to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 28th of last month applying for a grant of land on which you propose to build a private residence in this Island.
His Excellency desires me to say that he is by no means desirous of placing any obstacle in the way of your doing so, but as you have already had the opportunity of acquiring property under British Protection at Hongkong, and have neglected to avail yourself of it, His Excellency is not disposed to recognize the validity of this fresh application.
However, in consideration of the misfortune which has befallen you of having your house at Macau burned to the ground, His Excellency is pleased to accede to your request.
The final output isbahn Mercer Government House 226 Back
I am directed by His Excellency to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 28th of last month applying for a grant of land on which you propose to build a private residence in this Island.
His Excellency desires me to say that he is by no means desirous of placing any obstacle in the way of your doing so, but as you have already had the opportunity of acquiring property under British Protection at Hongkong, and have neglected to avail yourself of it, His Excellency is not disposed to recognize the validity of this fresh application.
However, in consideration of the misfortune which has befallen you of having your house at Macau burned to the ground, His Excellency is pleased to accede to your request.