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Financial.
Sir,
22nd November, 1937
Government Offices, Victoria,
Hong Kong, 5 December, 1858.
Mr Everley's absence and the recent unfortunate death of Captain Cowper, preceded by his prolonged absence from the Colony, have caused delay in the preparation of the Colonial Estimates as regards the Department of Public Works for the year 1857, but I have every hope that I
The Right Honourable
Henry Labouchere, M.P.,
A. K.