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Vistoria, Hongkong, 13th February, 1855.
As the correspondence arising
lithe of the 22 January
out of my
I
Last to The Right Honorable
The Seoutary of State for the Colonies is being transmitted
Home by the outgoing Muit, "I avail myself of the permission accorded me His Excellency The Governor
by
The Monorable
W.J. Bridges, D.C.L.
Acting Colonial Lecutary.
&c.
le
tc.
KRA
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46.
to embody herein the Statements
on
in writing which I laid before You on "Treasurer's litter #9 of 29th parisal of the botanial
January, and I beg that the
Same may
be considered as
part of my
Instant
litter of the 3rd
the statements to which
I allude are the following, and I extract them from the paper which I had the honor to
submit to you, and subsequently to Wis hxcellency The Governor; namely:
"I beg respectfully to observe " that the advice which Mr.