Government House,
Hongkong, 15th May, 1884.
With reference to Your Lordship's despatch No.173 of the 15th March, I have the honour to transmit for Your information a copy of a letter from Mr. Price, the Harbour Master.
...
Right Honourable The Earl of Derby,
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C.O. 129/224
REGS 30/4
[Some text appears to be missing or heavily corrupted due to OCR errors, including the initial paragraphs and some phrases.]
It is possible that the initial text was discussing arrangements or requests related to Bowen, and there are mentions of "payments may be filled" and "requests may be made at an early date." However, the exact context is unclear due to the quality of the OCR output.
The main coherent section starts with the letter from Government House, dated 15th May, 1884, referencing a despatch from the Earl of Derby and including a letter from Mr. Price, the Harbour Master.
Some other fragments mention "arathiles castin Opti oo ther appertent through the From Agent" and "Afft have been incruals sellest of as this plane canis willitfre passage & the Eclay," which are not coherent and likely result from significant OCR errors.
File references and page numbering have been preserved where possible, with "C.O. 129/224" and "REGS 30/4" indicating the file classification.
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