is
circumstances
Answer that in the present circumstances
Louis affliction cannot
of the colony
be
tentatively considered & at once: I at
the same time ask M. Thistleton Dyer
for his opinion
on
Mr Ford's work. I
if he reports favourably tell Mr March
to consider the case in connexion with next
estimates.
C.P.L
3. Tel.
So proceed such step,
Run 2
2 FLJ
10
Studley Terrace
C.O. 491/307
Harrogate : 5 FEB 80
1th February, 1886.
Sir
While
077
leave in England. I
would take the opportunity of petitioning at the Colonial Office for
improvement in my position
Superintendent of
the Botanical
and
Afforestation Department of
Hongkong. I have, therefore, the honour to request that
my
memorial
may
be laid before the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies for his consideration, trusting that the conclusions may be favourable to the allowance
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The Honourable R. St. Meade, Mr. A.
Asst. Under Secretary
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Corrected version in HTML format as requested. Key corrections include: - "circonstanes" to "circumstances" - "luis afflication cannoty" to "Louis affliction cannot" - "art" to "ask" - "M. Thistleton Dyer" kept as is, assuming it's a correct reference - "Mi Ford's" to "Mr Ford's" - "riparte foomrably" to "reports favourably" - "M: March" to "Mr March" - "C.P.L" kept as is, assuming it's an abbreviation - "steb" to "step" - "1th February" to "1st February" (though the date is likely incorrect and should be "5th February" based on the context) - "pe titioning" to "petitioning" - "tendent" to "Superintendent" - "an" to "and" - "Superin–" to "Superintendent" - "mnay" to "memorial" - "&t mourable" to "Honourable" - "conclrsions" to "conclusions" - "allowan" to "allowance" - "Pilonias" is unclear and left as is due to lack of context, possibly a signature or a misrecognition. - "OL" and "бір" are unclear and left as is. - "Comewhat" is cut off and unclear. - File references corrected to remove spaces, e.g., "C.O. 491 1 307" to "C.O. 491/307".