London. 18th November. 1887.
For
I have the honour to acknowledge the
The Branston's Letter of the 14th instant, Calling
by direction of
for an observations
I may
have to offer
with-
project fur
and to the
Regard
Water-police Barracks
at Howloon Point, Hong Kong.
In
2.
reply
I beg to state that as regards
the structural Arrangement of the proposed
buildings I am unable to
I am unable to Express any
opinion in the absence of the requisite plans from the Colony.
3. As regards locality however, I perceive
by the small map of
The Under Secretary of
State
Kowloon Enclosed in
Colonial Office.
However, to follow the exact instructions given and to improve the text according to the rules, here is a more processed version in HTML:London. 18th November. 1887.
I have the honour to acknowledge the Branston's Letter of the 14th instant, calling by direction of the Secretary of State for observations I may have to offer with regard to the project for Water-police Barracks at Kowloon Point, Hong Kong.
2. In reply I beg to state that as regards the structural arrangement of the proposed buildings I am unable to express any opinion in the absence of the requisite plans from the Colony.
3. As regards locality however, I perceive by the small map of Kowloon enclosed in Colonial Office.
Let's correct and format it properly:London. 18th November. 1887.
I have the honour to acknowledge Branston's Letter of the 14th instant, calling by direction of the Secretary of State for observations I may have to offer with regard to the project for Water-police Barracks at Kowloon Point, Hong Kong.
2. In reply, I beg to state that as regards the structural arrangement of the proposed buildings, I am unable to express any opinion in the absence of the requisite plans from the Colony.
3. As regards locality, however, I perceive by the small map of Kowloon enclosed in the Colonial Office.
The final version in HTML, following the rules and correcting the OCR output:London. 18th November. 1887.
I have the honour to acknowledge Branston's Letter of the 14th instant, calling by direction of the Secretary of State for observations I may have to offer with regard to the project for Water-police Barracks at Kowloon Point, Hong Kong.
2. In reply, I beg to state that as regards the structural arrangement of the proposed buildings, I am unable to express any opinion in the absence of the requisite plans from the Colony.
3. As regards locality, however, I perceive by the small map of Kowloon enclosed in the Colonial Office.