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Fore
Admiral
Office
Office
Vice
Office
ents
acquaint you that it
appears by
a recent despatch
from the Governor of Hongkong,
this on the
clay of alien slayday
repies departure from this
land legal proceedings
taken against him
for the livery
of the
Live
1 to
of £155 for Work done
have been performed for the
Govt
as but as the work
was not authorized by the Govt he declined to pay the demand
On the other hand Capt
Rapier asserts that the claim
is wellfounded, and Lord Grey
has no doubt that the Govt
care ifford a full
and in egregious of the
nature of the transactions wh:
states furnishing explanation of
the case, but at the same time, without empruting
slightish blame the Capt
Rapier this despatch states
he will be compelled to withhold
directions for
the
payment of his Salary
until the matter to which
have
referred shall be finally adjusted
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P. S. The original document
accompanying in
letter is
herewith returned