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In reply
Ser
Sherat
107
Admiralty, 31 December 1889
PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE
Reference :-
"PPLLC.O.587
I have received and laid before myy
Lords Commissioners of the Admirally your
letter of
Report by the Hongkong Local
Jecret
471
6th mott enclosing
a
Defence Committee on
the defen
Under
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tral
Colony, together with the remarks of the Colonial
Defence Committee upon that Report
2 It appear
from
one
of the paragraphs
of the Report of the Hongkong Local Defence Committee.
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that Hors" Nivern" together with the Gunboats
as
"Eok" and "Tweed" and the "Apede Boats stationed at Hongkong. are Aunted upon formung part of the permanent defences and my Lords are
of opinion that it should be made clear that the employment of a part of
the Naval Force in China in the Local Defence
of Hongkong
was not intended when the original
arrangement was made for sending the vessels
Secretary of State
Clarical Office
mentioned
ون
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