"The Right Honorable The Secretary of State
Colonial Department-
Downing Street
My Lad,
London
RECEIVED
1887
38 Bernard Street.
20 odrih 17 October 1893
1873
all
620
In the month of April 1872, I addressed. better to the Secretary of the Marine Department of & Board of Trade, of wheel I beg leave to enclove a Krym py In reply to the communication in question curved a letter from that clepcalment stating that & Board of Trade could not interfere in the matter, & reason being, I.
I presume, that it did not fakl ithin the proper duties of that department.. As illiam Mackie is a poor my considerable hardship, and I take the liberty bringing the circumstances
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you will be pleased to order an en : wiry to be made into the matter through
roper officials at Hongkong.
I have the honor to lie,
My
Lorde
ve most obedient servient,
Your
Batisch Merguide
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