Cou
13
7696 Hongkong Survey Chamber
15th August 1864
RECEIVED
16 AUG 1864
291 Misc
C
In reply to your letter of instant, I am desired by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you, for the information of her Secretary Cardwell, that my Lords do not sanction the appointment of an additional Messenger in the Office of the Colonial Secretary at Hongkong, at a salary of $25 per month.
I am,
Sir,
Your Obedient Servant
Getherbst
64 Rogers Bay
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