Sir,
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Office of Ordnance, Victoria, Hongtong, 18th November, 1850.
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"We have been favoured with a
Copy of the Colonial Secretary's letter to the 1th November animadverting on our letter to you of the ??? October written in consequence of your Communication to us of the 31st October relative to the enforcement of Police Rate on the house occupied as quarters for the Officers of the Royal Artillery and a Mere House for the officers of Corps and those of the Army Engineers
in the strongest manner we deprecate the slightest intention on our parts to give offence or to show
Captain Staveley,
Asst Mily. Secretary.
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