Putty
349
* 2000 drawn out of the Colony; it therefore appears necesorry to order new plates for each of the three kinds of Adhesive Stamps
tioned, and
orrer
I would suggest that 120.000 2 cent
36.000
30 cent stamps and
No 499.
to
stamps 48.000 $ 1:50 stamps be procured from
London with as little delay as possible.
I have to
(Signed) F. W Mitchell
Colhetor of Stamp Revenult
(
True Copy)
Colonial Scorstary :
7305 Hang Kang RECEIVED
JULY 13 1868
Government House, Hongkong, 14th May, 1868.
May Lord Linke
I have the homer to
John G. Austin, Colonial
the night of
report that Mo Secretary; arrived here
om
the 6th instant, and was sworn the following
His Grace,
into office
om
The Dutre of Buckingham and bhandoo,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of Statz,
qe
де
ye