Garrison Office,
Hongkong, 4th August, 1862
I have the honor to forward the enclosed account for Batteries at Wonghong, and Kowloon for consideration of His Excellency the Acting Governor, as the Major General Commanding being referred to decisions ordering the payments thereof, he considers the Colonial Government ought to pay for defenses erected for Colonial security.
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[Signature]
Colonel Reeves to Colonial Secretary
No. 605.
Forwarding Correspondence respecting payment of the expenditure incurred in the recent construction of ...
with the Military Authorities.
The 4 Batteries ...
are not yet complete.
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Received 1 Inclosure.
N 161.
4 Batteries.
Mr. ... to He Duke of Newcastle.
2.44.
Wepy/Mo.
256
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