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40
535
30
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1874. am unable to grant you
the certificate you apply for.
I have to
(Signed) H. G. Thomsett R.A.
Harbor Master
(True Copy) (Signed) H. Y. Thomsett.
Harbor Master-
MW. Groeneveldt to the Administrator
20
4. April 1875-
To His Excellency J. Gardiner Austin, J.
Administrator of Hongkong
I have received the letter
of the Colonial Secretary of this day No. 8692
and learned from it that the certificate for the "Attoleford"
was withheld by the Harbor Master on the ground
that some of the passengers made statements to the effect that they were under verbal
contracts of Service
As only fifty of the passengers
have been examined until now, I
take the liberty to request that the