Confidential
No 281
Sir,
I am directed by Lord Granville to transmit to you, for the information of the Earl of Kimberley, a copy of confidential despatch from Her Majesty's Minister at Peking relative to the defences of Hongkong.
I am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant,
The Under Secretary of State Colonial Office
Foreign Office
March 23, 1872.