Age
a
Moreover
general Conial Flag, but that they would not recomment the use of those signies
in the Flag of a single Colony; that the number of the objects in the more elaborate désign gave it a confused appearance when meived from a distance. The Comm Agouts would be
glad
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receive Earl Granville's instinctions which of the two designs submitted by Mess. Wyon should be adopted.
As regards the old design with which the Govenor of Hong Kong finds to much fault, I would remark that the instructions contained in for I. J. Elliot's letter of the 22 Only 1868 were
were precise, and
red
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directed the Crom Agents " from "the contral and characteristi " part of the seal to construct a " suitable badge.
by
The design
was not compiled
an Oilman at Wapping, the "only persons at that place who
tw
were in anyway Employed the matter were the Flag makers, Mess Thomson & Son, M: 283 Waffing who were
recommended some
years ass to the Crown Agents by the Board of Trade and the Trinity House as a highly
respectable Eviin.
hough the Crown Agrato. have had reason to be satisfied with Mess- Thomsont son as Flag Makers, that Forin was not in any way consulted as
regardo
directed