Sir.
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The Eastern Extension Australasia & China 25.
Telegraph Company, Limited. ae
66. Old Brond Street, London
July 4th 1885
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I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of tie letters from your Department dated the 20th and 22nd Ultimo respectively, transmitting copies of Despatches from the Governor of HongKong with Memoranda by Colonel Walker containing suggestions for ob= -taining by means of the Company's
existing Cable direct telegraphic com - - munication between Hongkong and Singapore.
These suggestions, which of course are only intended to apply to a state of
actual
war, have received the Compamy's careful consideration; and although the object in view might be attained by the adoption of the second or third plan advocated by Colonel
The Secretary of State
for The Colonies.