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RECEI
4 SEP
1873
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Foreign Office.
Septembe13. 1843
Sit
With reference to your
letter of the 14th cultur
relative to the appointment of 18. dinstead as Acting Consul at Hongkong during the absence-
of the Consul., M. Gower, I am directed by turl
Granville to inform you that he hav
accertained from the Italian Charge d'
0
Affaires that this appointment ha the
Sanction the Italian Government.
of
I am therefore to request that you
will move
under Secretary of State
the Earl of Kimberley to give
his
Colonial Office
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