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Aunger Generals. Office s
Hongkong, 44th Martes, 1846.
舻
I have the honor to deport for
the information of His Excellency the_ Governor upon the progress of this
department, during the Year 18415.
The tedious and.
long protracted
work of the preparation of the Leases has
been brought to a conclusion, and the issue of them to Europeaux has been
easily
and expeditiously effected, but much delay
ie caused in doing
chinese
ese in
doing so to
so to the
in consequence of the difficulty. experienced in getting them to attend, as the mede adopted for ensuring the identity of the party is, by summoning him to bring
adjacent Leaseholder to with,
witness
Signature
his
The Hon ble
HW..A. Bruce,
Colonial Secretary