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No: 17 of 1844.

Javel: No: 7 in Despatch

Master to the Honourable

From the Deputy Toot

Mr. Bruce

28th May, 1844.

188.

My Excellency,

I. J. Davis Wype

were

Governor in Council, &c. &c.

Victoria

Hongkong.

We have the honour to Enclose to Your Excellency five letters which were only delivered at the Post Office yesterday, although daily applications have been made there for any letters addressed to us by our Agents Messrs Bibb, Livingston & Co. You will observe they bear the Post Office stamp of date 17th Instant, the day the "Old England" arrived and we shall feel obliged by Your Excellency causing some enquiry to be made of the reason why our letters have experienced such an unwarrantable delay.

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No: 17 of 1844. Javel: No: 7 in Despatch Master to the Honourable From the Deputy Toot Mr. Bruce 28th May, 1844. 188. My Excellency, I. J. Davis Wype were Governor in Council, &c. &c. Victoria Hongkong. We have the honour to Enclose to Your Excellency five letters which were only delivered at the Post Office yesterday, although daily applications have been made there for any letters addressed to us by our Agents Messrs Bibb, Livingston & Co. You will observe they bear the Post Office stamp of date 17th Instant, the day the "Old England" arrived and we shall feel obliged by Your Excellency causing some enquiry to be made of the reason why our letters have experienced such an unwarrantable delay.
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No: 17 of 1844. Javel: No: 7 in Despatch Master to the Honnable From the Deputy Toot Mr. Bruce 28th May, 1844. 188. Mis Excellerny, I. J. Davis Wype wvere Graner in Council, t, te, & Victoria Hongkong. We have the hover to Enclose- to Your Excellency tive letters which only delivered pone the bot office yesterday, although daily applications has been anade there for any letters addressed to our fired by our Agents Mess bibb, Livingston M. You will observe they bear the Post Office stamp of date 17th Instant, the day the "Old England", arrived and we shall fuel- obliged by Your Excellency causing some enquiry to be made of the reason why our letters have Experienced such an " unwarrantable.
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No: 17 of 1844.

Javel: No: 7 in Despatch

Master to the Honnable

From the Deputy Toot

Mr. Bruce

28th May, 1844.

188.

Mis Excellerny,

I. J. Davis Wype

wvere

Graner in Council, t, te, &

Victoria

Hongkong.

We have the hover to Enclose- to Your Excellency tive letters which only delivered pone the bot office yesterday, although daily applications has been anade there for any letters addressed to our fired by our Agents Mess bibb, Livingston M. You will observe they bear the Post Office stamp of date 17th Instant, the day the "Old England", arrived and we shall fuel- obliged by Your Excellency causing some enquiry to be made of the reason why our letters have Experienced such an

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unwarrantable.

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