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Sir,
JUNE 1872
252
Late Mrs Vreston mat Fusshamn
Kent, Jane 6th 1877
With reference to my application of the 17th February last for an extension of lease from the 11th June to the 12th September, I have the honor most respectfully to submit that you will be pleased to grant me an additional ten days, so as to allow me to leave Marseilles by the French Mail Steamer on the 4th August, thus arriving in Hongkong on the 10th September next.
I have the honor to be,
Your humble & obedient Servant
Per Right Honorable
First Clerk
Her Majesty's Depart, Hongkong
The Under Secretary of State for the Colonies