& HongKong's
No 97
10
August, 1866
Governor
Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell,
to
The Right Honorable
The Earl
C. B.
of
Carnarvon
Abrecks and Casualties
of the British
Ships "Mako" and
"Fairlight"
Casualty Returns No 2 and 3.
2. Inclosures
1
&
7.
18227 Hongkong 277
Entered
Oct. 1866
The Secretary to the Board of Trade
MINUTE
James Elliot
Secretary
Charles Adderley
Under Secretary
W.m.
1866
OCTR
I
With reference to my letter of the 5th June last, I am directed by the Earl of Carnarvon to transmit the inclosed, for the information of the Lords Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Casualty Returns No 2 and 3, which have been received from the Governor of Hongkong, giving the particulars of the loss of the British Ships "Mako" (Official No. 30,842) and "Fairlight" (Official No. 21,170)
J.F.R.