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but a remission
of rent
on ground already sold by public auction for the benefit of the Colonial Revenue is for many obvious reasons out of
the question
If your agents here will place themselves
in communication with me, Sir Hercules Robinson
will do his best to meet your wishes.
I have … 7th
(signed) W. T. Mercer,
Colonial Secretary.
(True Copy)
Colonial Secretary
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(Copy) No.133.
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Colonial Secretary's Office Victoria, Hong Kong,
Sir,
13th December, 1860.
A letter has been received
by His Excellency The Governor from the representatives of
your Mission in Berlin.
asking for remission of rent on the ground recently purchased by you.
To this His Excellency
has instructed me to reply
that as the Rev.
grounds
I. Ladendorff.