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Colonial Sunitary's Office,
Hongkong, 8. h January, 1868.
-am
instructed by His-
by His Excellency
Sir Richard Graves than Donnell to
express to you
his wish to obtain
assistance in the discharge of a
portion of the duties heretofore devolving
en
the Officer styled Aide-de-Camp
and Private Secretary of the Governor.
It is necefsary to explain that
already, though not two
HongKong,
Captain Roberts,
-years
in
His Excellency has twice
Apistant Military Secretary,