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PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE

Reference :-

PERFICO.537

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

After much negotiation the transfer was arranged and the

arma-me u

ament has been received over by the Gent. Officer Commanding at Hong Kong

& is how about to

be forwarded to Singapore for the British Defences at that station.

H.Ms. Gov't have undertaken

this armament by the to replace Shipment from England of

precisely similer supply

Ch

as loor,

as the same has been manufactured tall the necessary orders have been given for this purpose.

If should be mentioned however that this Dept. had been willing to pay the full cost of the guns with a 10% bonus thereupons, but this was declined & the replacement in Kind was the sole condition

of

of

the transfer.

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In notitying the above for the information of Lord Salisbury I am

to State that the transactions had itő origin during the recent was preparations

the advantage to # m. Soot of securing a powerful armament which was then about to arrive at Hong Kong need hardly be

dwelt upon.

M. See. Smith is very indebted to the Viceroy of

much

the

Two. Kwang for the generous and honourable manner in wh he has behaved in the matter, and in to Lord Saksburg Suggesting

(with the entire concurrence of

the Sec. of State for the Colonies)

that the hearty thanks of Hiigoot shu be conveyed to t. 2. for the service he has rendered;

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