the services of M. Brown to join the Mission Searetury. They knew he could be ill
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spared, and the Prince and Members
of the Yamen
Came in
-person to the Legation
est. Its
It was
to make the
request.
was on this occasion,
while granting the aid they sought at much inconvenience to myself, that I took the opportunity of referring to your proposals. and if they found so little
sceptance under these circumstances, I think you
will be disposed to
ree with me
agree
that it must be quite useless to make
any further effort in the same direction,
I have Fe
(Signed) Rutherford Albock:
Trive Copy)
(ai (South.
Acting Colonial Secretary.
8931 hou
1699 giong kong
ECEIVERS
FEB18
1868
ED
51
Knollys
conson 9 mard = /68,
Agents instruated 15 lepril. 1568
Anse? No.
No 424
2
May Lord Lutre,
His Space,
Government House,
Hongkong 1 th January, 1868.
In reference to the
Portrait of the Prince of Wales
for
-
for which the sum of $500 has been voted in the Estimates for 1868, I have the hienor to request, if Your Grace approves of the
The Duke of Buckingham
Hour
and Chandos,
Majesty's Trincipal Secretary of Stater
ye