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Under these circumstances
I felt I could not abstain from taking Official notice of such contumely,
and on the following day I issued an Official instruction to the Commandant of Houstons in the absence of Sir Hope Grant to suspend the works, notifying to the Civil Commissioner at the same time that such an order had been given, and directing him to see and report that it had been carried out.
I then wrote the letter numbered 1. to Sir Hope Grant to await his return from Canton which did not take place till the following day - the 25th.
Enclosure 2 is Sir Hope Grant's reply in which he seeks to justify the proceedings of the Commanding Royal Engineer by saying he is informed the ground in