CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844 — Page 438

mouth of July 18th

Chief Magistrate's Fixed allowance for the

strates Leparemonts

$483.40

429

=

I hereby certify to have paid the following

Seuns

on account of the Police Establishment of Hong Kong, namely.

For food for prisoners.

"

"

"

*

Oil for Guard room & prison

*

60 Theet, paste board.

4 large blank books.

2 Office Seals

12 baskets for prisoners.

1 Bundle split bamboo

44.80

Burjing & Carrying

Total one hundred and

123

19

7.50

20

6

60

4.0

4.0

(and sixty four Dollars $64.49

and forty nine cents)

Brung Bolton

Compratore

Mainland

Thief Remittance

Treasurer. Vint Sear+y.

1th August

Victorias, Kong Hong

However, to follow the exact instructions given and to improve the response to fit the required format (HTML using

for paragraphs), and to correct the OCR output according to the given rules, here is the corrected version:

Mouth of July 18th

Chief Magistrate's Fixed allowance for the

Strates Department

$483.40

429

=

I hereby certify to have paid the following

Sums on account of the Police Establishment of Hong Kong, namely.

For food for prisoners.

Oil for Guard room & prison

60 Theet, paste board.

4 large blank books.

2 Office Seals

12 baskets for prisoners.

1 Bundle split bamboo

$44.80

Burial & Carrying

Total one hundred and sixty four Dollars $164.49

and forty nine cents

Brung Bolton

Compratore

1th August

Victoria, Hong Kong

Treasurer. Vint Sear+y.

Corrected and formatted according to the rules, the final output should be in HTML format. However, upon closer inspection, it appears the original response was already in a simple HTML format. To adhere strictly to the format and improve it:

Mouth of July 18th

Chief Magistrate's Fixed allowance for the Strates Department

$483.40
429

=

I hereby certify to have paid the following Sums on account of the Police Establishment of Hong Kong, namely.

For food for prisoners.
Oil for Guard room & prison
60 Theet, paste board.
4 large blank books.
2 Office Seals
12 baskets for prisoners.
1 Bundle split bamboo

$44.80
Burial & Carrying

Total one hundred and sixty four Dollars $164.49 and forty nine cents

Brung Bolton
Compratore
1th August, Victoria, Hong Kong

Treasurer. Vint Sear+y.

Let's reformat it to better follow the original instruction for HTML output and correct minor issues:

Mouth of July 18th

Chief Magistrate's Fixed allowance for the Strates Department

$483.40

429

=

I hereby certify to have paid the following Sums on account of the Police Establishment of Hong Kong, namely.

For food for prisoners.

Oil for Guard room & prison

60 Theet, paste board.

4 large blank books.

2 Office Seals

12 baskets for prisoners.

1 Bundle split bamboo

$44.80

Burial & Carrying

Total one hundred and sixty four Dollars $164.49 and forty nine cents

Brung Bolton

Compratore

1th August, Victoria, Hong Kong

Treasurer. Vint Sear+y.

The final version is already provided in a suitable HTML format.