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Harbour Department,

Hong Kong, 9th October 1871

I have the honour to

acknowledge the receipt of your

letter 20, 1871 of

8th instant in

which

you

are good enough to

inform me that Mr. Thomson does not admit having

made

a certain statement referred to

letter of

3rd instant.

In any

of

it has been erroneously

reported by the Chairman of

the

Retrenchment Committee that

Mr. Thomson did make this

The Honourable

J. H. Stewart Lockhart,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

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No. 447!

Sir

Harbour Department,

Hong Kong, 9th October 1871

I have the honour to

acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 20 of 8th instant in

which you are good enough to inform me that Mr. Thomson does not admit having made a certain statement referred to in my letter of 3rd instant.

It has been erroneously reported by the Chairman of the Retrenchment Committee that Mr. Thomson did make this statement.

The Honourable J. H. Stewart Lockhart,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

Page 363

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No. 447!

Sir

Harbour Department,
Hong Kong, 9th October 1871

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 20 of 8th instant in which you are good enough to inform me that Mr. Thomson does not admit having made a certain statement referred to in my letter of 3rd instant.

It has been erroneously reported by the Chairman of the Retrenchment Committee that Mr. Thomson did make this statement.

The Honourable J. H. Stewart Lockhart,
Acting Colonial Secretary

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Page 363

No. 447!

Sir

Harbour Department,

Hong Kong, 9th October 1871

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 20 of 8th instant in which you are good enough to inform me that Mr. Thomson does not admit having made a certain statement referred to in my letter of 3rd instant.

It has been erroneously reported by the Chairman of the Retrenchment Committee that Mr. Thomson did make this statement.

The Honourable J. H. Stewart Lockhart,

Acting Colonial Secretary

Page 363

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Page 363

No. 447!

Sir

Harbour Department,
Hong Kong, 9th October 1871

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 20 of 8th instant in which you are good enough to inform me that Mr. Thomson does not admit having made a certain statement referred to in my letter of 3rd instant.

It has been erroneously reported by the Chairman of the Retrenchment Committee that Mr. Thomson did make this statement.

The Honourable J. H. Stewart Lockhart,
Acting Colonial Secretary

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