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Sir
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Surveyer General's office Victoria, Honghong,
8th November 1858
In cevcordance with the instructions
Conveyed in
Your
Your
letter M 676 of the 3rd Instant, I beg le stute that I placed myself in communication with the Commanding Reyal Engineer and after having accompanied him to the various points in the bity regarding
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the appropriation of which for Batteries i there is any difficulty, repair an fellens for the information of His Esuttonry the Governor.
The Honorable
F. Forth, Esquire,
Acting Colonial Secretung