in virtue of your Office,
have re
(Signed) Cecil C. Smith
Colonial
- Acting Colonial Secretary
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Mr. Alexander to Acting Colonial Secretary.
Court House, Hong Kong, 30th May 1872.
(Copy)
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, No. 324 of the 29th instant, informing me that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, with the approval of the Secretary of State, to appoint me to a seat in the Legislative Council, and I request that you will convey my thanks to the Honorable Cecil Smith, Acting Colonial Secretary.