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Commanding H.M's. Troops, that the Departmental Officers of this Government have been notified that all correspondence on Military subjects must for the future pass between the Assistant Military Secretary and the Colonial Secretary, and that consequently all direct communication between the Military and Colonial departments must be discontinued.
I have …
(signed) J. Gardiner Austin,
Colonial Secretary.
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Sir,
Control bay Office Hong Kong 15th April 1875.
I have the honour to request that you will be pleased at your earliest convenience to pay the Military Contribution for the quarter ended 31st March as under War Office authority 1108080.
authority 10358 17th June 1870, the contribution may be paid at the current rate of exchange. I have to request that you will furnish me with a Banker's certificate as to the rate for drafts on ...
e Acting Colonial Treasurer Hong Kong.
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