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Msoltan. Punjaul.
7th October, 1866.
His Excellency Sir R. G. MacDonnell
Governor of Hongkong.
My dear Sir,
Your very kind letter of 2nd August came to hand in due course.
I am of opinion that your proposition regarding recruiting Sikhs for Service in China is quite feasible, especially as the local Government have kindly promised me every assistance.
It might however be difficult, at such short notice, to fill the roll