Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to--
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,
MARINE DEPARTMENT,
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL GARDENS, S.W.
And the following letter and number should be quoted in the communication, and marked plainly
on the outside of the envelope, viz. :—
M: 5506
29
3978
Sea 7
470
Board of Trade,
Whitehall Gardens,
20th April 1886.
Registry of Ships
I am directed by the Board of
Trade to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of the 6th instant
forwarding copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong drawing
attention to the fact that British Vessels have arrived there without having their deck lines marked-
In reply I am to request you
be good enough to move the Earl of Carnarvon to cause the Governor of
Hong Kong to be informed that in
the event of British Vessels arriving
the Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office