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above mentioned

that this Foreign office letter

referred to

was laid before the folonial who han

Defence Committee, at this remarked upon it as follows: Meeting of the 18th March, 1898.

""The Committee considerd of that the

statement contained in the

Foreign Office letter practically

does

doit away

with the condition

under which the committer

the memorandren

advised in thei

on

of

only

folonial Garrisons, no 74

the 10th October, 1896 that

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женнигу

slight increase

li to the

Hongkong."

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PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O.537

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