Hongkong No 24
7th March 1881.
Governor
In John tope Hennessy, Komely
to
The Right Honourable
The Earl of Kimberley
Forwarding a letter regarding supply of Chinese labourers for Perak ashed for semi-officially by the Colonial Secretary of Singapore-
One Enclosure
Acting Colonial Secretary, HongKong, to Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements
Sir,
RECP
C. 0.
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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 7th March, 1881.
As I considered your letter of the 24th February, 1881, as a semi-official communication I laid it before the Governor who thinks it would be better that any application of the Straits Settlements Government for a few Chinese contract Emigrants from Hongkong - under engagements to work for a year or eighteen months in Perak, at...
The Honourable Cecil C. Smith, c.m.G., Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements,
& &c. & &c.
April.