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I should be glad to offer him the post.
3. I take this opportunity of telling
you that I have
e found Captam Ducat a
mort admirable Official
4.
Short as has term of Office
been, he has introduced some essential.
reformes
Col: Bassano. CB. Commanding the Troops to this Excellency
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The Governor.
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Head Quarters.
Honghong
"January 1878.
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has
and has done much to improve the general discipline of the Inol..
5. I am much indebted to thin
Excellency General Sir Francis Colborne for having been good enough to give me Captain Ducats valuable assistance
I have to
(Signed) J. Pope Hennessey
I have the honor to acknowledge.
the receipt of Your Excellency's letter of the 30th mistant and bey to inform you
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that in comphance there with, I have directed the Officer Commanding
the 28th
Regiment to place the services of Captan Dempster of that corps at your disporal from the 19th of January for dem spoloxenent- as acting inperintendent of Victoria
His Excellency
J. Pope Hennessy Aunt.
Governor, Honghez
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