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"greatly appreciate and thank you for your
countery in directing to be sent in se
an extract from
of the 17
the winst
under date
a
letter from
Sie Mather Nathan in regard to the We- forestation question in Hongkong.
a
letten had
Gris stated in the extract that been received in Stonghong from one disapproving
On learning this it may
of what had been done.
have cured to you strange that I had not-
mentioned when I write lingon on Jan. 9th that I had already written in sorghong.
The subject.
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I should noer explain that the letter, under date of Oct. 201
sent torm May, the Colonial Secretary, then Administrator - and being marked confidential I was unable to divulge anything in regard wit
Me May cared to presume ito privacy,
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very gland that he decided to was it openly which was the comme Imost desired.
My letter of Jan. 9
th
to Joruself was not- written until after the arrival from Hongkong
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of
Aust. Under-Secretary
Colonial Office
London