out to Stonethong for
The Colonial Secretary's book "Victoria",
And I am to add
that his Lordship is ready to forward
to Lieut. R. G. MacDonnell
Any
statement of
You
which
You may
consider
desirable in order
to justify yourselves
to the Colonial
Govt.
I am, &c.
H. S.
JM Letters to be addressed to
The Crown Agents for the Colonies.
Annex? 26 Nov? 1869.
Copy Gov: No. 188-
Crown
Agents
Sir,
12443 Hong Kong
SW
144
Offices of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Spring Gardens, London,
9 November 1869.
RECEIVED
CA NOV 10 1889
I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 20th ultimo, conveying to the Crown
Agents the decided disapproval
of Earl Granville of their conduct with regard to the Execution of an
order for Engines and Boiler for
the Steam Vessel "Victoria"
belonging to the Government of Hong Kong.
2. Nothing
can be further from the intentions of the Crown Agents than to do anything whatever calculated to forfeit so valuable his Lordship's good opinion, and
it is therefore with peculiar pain that they receive this
Communication:
They
are
not without hope however that
the Colonial Office
when...