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N:8.

SEP 11

1844

1500 Hongkong

102

Government Houses, Victoria,

(Hongkong) 25th May, 1844.

My Lord.

With reference to Your Lordship's Despatch No 27, enquiring about the amount of £4411.4.51 supplied in Stores from Her Majesty's Ship Blenheim for Colonial use, I have ascertained from Henry Fittinger that the sum in question was the amount of charge for erecting and fitting a Flag-staff in front of the Government House;

under the circumstances I apprehend that it comes clearly under

The Right Honorable.

Ford Stanley, MP.

1 The original text had "L.441145-" which has been corrected to "£4411.4.5" assuming it was a formatting issue. However, to follow the rules exactly without adding or removing words, it should be left as is or marked as unclear. To adhere strictly to the rules:

L.441145-

should be kept as is because the correction involves interpretation. Thus, the corrected version should read:

...the amount of L.441145-...

Let's correct and adhere to the format:

N:8.

SEP 11

1844

1500 Hongkong

102

Government Houses, Victoria,

(Hongkong) 25th May, 1844.

My Lord.

With reference to Your Lordship's Despatch No 27, enquiring about the amount of L.441145- supplied in Stores from Her Majesty's Ship Blenheim for Colonial use, I have ascertained from Henry Fittinger that the sum in question was the amount of charge for erecting and fitting a Flag-staff in front of the Government House;

under the circumstances I apprehend that it comes clearly under

The Right Honorable.

Ford Stanley, MP.

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N:8. SEP 11 1844 1500 Hongkong 102 Government Houses, Victoria, (Hongkong) 25th May, 1844. My Lord. With reference to Your Lordship's Despatch No 27, enquiring about the amount of £4411.4.51 supplied in Stores from Her Majesty's Ship Blenheim for Colonial use, I have ascertained from Henry Fittinger that the sum in question was the amount of charge for erecting and fitting a Flag-staff in front of the Government House; under the circumstances I apprehend that it comes clearly under The Right Honorable. Ford Stanley, MP. 1 The original text had "L.441145-" which has been corrected to "£4411.4.5" assuming it was a formatting issue. However, to follow the rules exactly without adding or removing words, it should be left as is or marked as unclear. To adhere strictly to the rules: L.441145- should be kept as is because the correction involves interpretation. Thus, the corrected version should read: ...the amount of L.441145-... Let's correct and adhere to the format: N:8. SEP 11 1844 1500 Hongkong 102 Government Houses, Victoria, (Hongkong) 25th May, 1844. My Lord. With reference to Your Lordship's Despatch No 27, enquiring about the amount of L.441145- supplied in Stores from Her Majesty's Ship Blenheim for Colonial use, I have ascertained from Henry Fittinger that the sum in question was the amount of charge for erecting and fitting a Flag-staff in front of the Government House; under the circumstances I apprehend that it comes clearly under The Right Honorable. Ford Stanley, MP.
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N:8.

SEP 11

1844

1500 Hongkong

102

Government Houses, Victoria,

(Hongwong) 25th May, 1844.

My Lord.

With reference to Your

schiff's Despatch No 27, enquiring

told the amount

of

L.441145-

supplied in Stores from Her Majestijs

Whip

오상

4

Blenheim for Colonial use,

from Sin

ascertained from

Henry

Fittinger that the sum in question was the amount of charge for eresting and fitting a Flag- staff in front of the Government House;

under the circumstances ase diag

I apprehend that it comes

The Right Honorable.

Ford Stantly, MP.

clearly

under

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