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Harbour Master, Hong Kong.
Victoria, Hongkong. 18th April, 1864.
In returning the report of your investigation into the No:1657, you are requested to retain Nor-Burgast opinion to this Office and to consider it private.
(Signed) Richard Hasnam
Commissary General.
Edward Pino Coffin, Esq.,
the colored man Yacort Kussait of the Schooner "Anega", by his death in his endeavours to save the deceased. You are directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to forward for your perusal the opinion of the Legal Adviser to Government, as to the conduct of the master of the vessel on that occasion. In accordance with the concluding part of that document His Excellency is pleased to direct that you again cite before you the master of "the Onega" and severely reprimand him for not having shown more promptitude.
Victoria,
Hongkong, 18th April, 1864.
With reference to the wish of His Excellency the Governor in Council, as conveyed in my letter No:119 of the 22nd Ultimo, that you should hold in deposit any sums of money which were then or might, after that date, become due on account of rent for the Premises hired.