6. Hong Kong
It is requested that in any further communication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to - The Under Secretary of State for War.
War Office,
Whitehall, London, S.W.
6334
26
(2 runs.
176-L & 9/41)
WAR OFFICE,
13th July 1876
19 JUL
H. 421
Sam directed by the Secretary of State for War to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 22nd ult., forwarding a report from the Surveyor General of the Colony of Hong Kong respecting the lands ceded by the War Department to the Colony in 1868.
The Secretary of State for War had not seen this Report; which appears to seek the objections submitted by the General Officer Commanding. He will be informed that ...
Under Secretary of State & Colonial Office
Harley