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Sir,
With ref. to the letter from this Dessi
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the I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to
that
transmit to you, for the information of gen
with reference to previous correspondence, a copy
from the
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from the Lovenes of Hungtung, in the 5th mitant relating to Quarantine thin Bubonic Plague: viz.
"715 cases of plague to date, 639 deaths
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Admiralty, Privy Council Office, Board of Trade, Local Government
Board, and Board of Customs.
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I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
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