which ought to be more familiar to me than they are Your Lordship

be inclined to condone

may the mistake in consideration of the Public advantage, which

I imagined I was securing. I have the honor to be, My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient

humble Servant.

R. MacDonnell

Governor.

Hongkong

MINUTE PAPER.

Sir Hansford

So long

as

the Estimator gives all the financial information required in the dept & the Treasury there can be no doubt that the simpler the form

the better.

Simplicity commends itself by its clearness

it is unencumbered

returns which are thus

more perspicuous then explanatory

W.&. 23.11.

The deviation from the prescribed form

may make this clearer.

tend to clearness for consideration.

Luruyent

836

1628 du 27.69.

Allow. Hes

929/11

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