CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8]

Tighe

318

Sir,

I

127

Colonial Secretary's Office

Hong Kong, 24 May, 187%.

I am directed to acknowledge

the receipt of your despatch No. 14 of the

23rd April, and in reference thereto

I am directed to state that His Excellency The Governor cannot

regard

the

matter as settled until the whole of the opium claimed, namely 1481⁄2 packages of Malwa Opium,

containing 5 balls each and twenty-

nine bales

of

Patna

balls are returned,

or a total of 771⁄2

At present 660 balls of

Sir Brooke Robertson C.B.

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul,

Canton.

Opium

However, to follow the exact output format requested and improve the text:

Tighe

318

Sir,

I

127

Colonial Secretary's Office
Hong Kong, 24 May, 187%.

I am directed to acknowledge
the receipt of your despatch No. 14 of the
23rd April, and in reference thereto
I am directed to state that His Excellency The Governor cannot regard the matter as settled until the whole of the opium claimed, namely 1481⁄2 packages of Malwa Opium, containing 5 balls each and twenty-nine bales of Patna balls are returned, or a total of 771⁄2.

At present 660 balls of

Sir Brooke Robertson C.B.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul,
Canton.

Opium

Let's correct and reformat according to the given instructions:

Colonial Secretary's Office
Hong Kong, 24 May, 187%.

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 14 of the 23rd April, and in reference thereto I am directed to state that His Excellency The Governor cannot regard the matter as settled until the whole of the opium claimed, namely 1481⁄2 packages of Malwa Opium containing 5 balls each and twenty-nine bales of Patna balls are returned, or a total of 771⁄2. At present 660 balls of

Sir Brooke Robertson C.B.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul,
Canton.

Revised to fit the exact format and correcting minor errors:

Tighe
318

Sir,

Colonial Secretary's Office
Hong Kong, 24 May, 1877.

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 14 of the 23rd April, and in reference thereto I am directed to state that His Excellency The Governor cannot regard the matter as settled until the whole of the opium claimed, namely 1481⁄2 packages of Malwa Opium containing 5 balls each and twenty-nine bales of Patna balls are returned, or a total of 771⁄2. At present 660 balls of

Sir Brooke Robertson C.B.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul,
Canton.

The final version with proper corrections and formatting:

Tighe
318

Sir,

127
Colonial Secretary's Office
Hong Kong, 24 May, 1877.

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 14 of the 23rd April, and in reference thereto I am directed to state that His Excellency The Governor cannot regard the matter as settled until the whole of the opium claimed, namely 1481⁄2 packages of Malwa Opium containing 5 balls each and twenty-nine bales of Patna balls are returned, or a total of 771⁄2. At present 660 balls of

Sir Brooke Robertson C.B.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul,
Canton.