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89.
The Revd I. Le McKinse
and
The Revd W. Mr. Lowrie
Government House
Hongkong 7th June 1862.
In reply to your application to the
Honourable Sir H. Pottinger Bart for the grant of a plot of land in this island, on behalf of
the Missions of the Presbyterian Church
of the Board of Foreign
Missions of the United States, I am directed to inform you.
As several other applications for
land having
been made, it
has been found necessary under present circumstances,
to defer, His Excellency requests that he
cannot
decide until
further instructions shall be received from the Home
Government
your request, which must stand over until
Face Cathy
Michen Wooncam
I have to
I R. Morrison
Acting Secretary & Registrar.