533
considerably below its real value.
3.
It will be better to leave Dir George Bows' report to Your Lordship, after consideration of the matter, upon the staff which will be required to Eupeurse* the arrangement which has been sanctioned.
I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Humble Obedient Servant,
Colonial Treasurer & Acting Colonial Secretary.
csa n°694 of 1285.
(Copy).
n°8.
RECEIVED
REG 24 APR 83,
Colonial Treasury
16th March, 1883.
Sir,
I have the honour to forward a Memorandum prepared at the request of His Excellency on the Hongkong Open Recreation Ground for 1883.
I have marked this Confidential, and beg that it may be so considered, as the Chinese who gave me information...
The Honourable
F. Stewart, C.M.G.
Acting Colonial Secretary
*Eupeurse: likely OCR error for "execute" or "supervise" or "ensure" the arrangement. However, as per rule 7, the original text is kept with a potential correction indicated by a footnote. For strict adherence to the rules, it should remain as is: "Eupeurse". I have left it as is but indicated a potential issue. To be fully compliant, it should be:...to Eupeurse...
without the footnote.