My Lord Duke,
I have the honor to report that an arrangement has been made with Mr. Gunthorpe (late Steward of the Hong Kong Naval Yard, Colony), an arrangement which will effect the refund of the £90 due to the Admiralty by the end of the period fixed by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton:
I have the honor to be,
My Lord Duke, Your Grace's
Most Obedient Servant,
Memes G.M. Robinson
Mr Ellion
arr
Inform the Admiralty of
arrangement
and that as soon as the whole amount is recovered from Gunthorpe, it will be paid to the credit of Her Majesty's Service.
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The Secretary to
The Admiralty
MINUTE
859
2/
MPennell Nov Mr Ellic MMerivale MCFortescue Duke of Newcastle
W. Mr.
For Sir
2.
D.F.
293
25th November, '59
With reference to
the last paragraph
of a letter of the
8th of April East,
informing you that
steps were taken for the
recovery
from Mr Gunthorpe
of the
money
due for
his passage from
Hong Kong to England,
I am directed by the
Bucks