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Rre 17 JUL 05
Government House,
Hongkong, 24th, May, 1905.
Sir,
Referring to Your Excellency's letter No.7%
dated the 18th. instant and received today on the subject
of the handing over of the Cape D'Aguilar and Victoria Peak
Signal Stations to the Naval Authorities, I have the honour
to inform Your Excellency that I have noted that such trans-
fer should be deferred to the 1st. October next, so as to
give time for a communication in the matter to be received
from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,
His Excellency
I have, etc.
$1,
Vatthew Nathan,
Governor &c.
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Sir Gerad H. Noel, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
Commander-in-Chief, China Station.