CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 158

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Gentlemen,

I have this day had the honor to receive your letter of the 19th instant, and in reply have to request that you will proceed to make provision, in such situations as you think most eligible, for the location of the Chinese who are anxious to settle at Hong Kong.

The proposed expense of six hundred dollars for watering places is also sanctioned and will be charged in the Land Officer's accounts.

Houte Wongtong, April 23rd, 1842.

Major Malcolm, and the Members of the Committee of Sand Roads,

Ne 50. 156

Your Government.

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Houte Wongtong, April 23rd, 1842.

Gentlemen,

I have this day had the honor to receive your letter of the 19th instant, and in reply have to request that you will

1. proceed to make provision, in such situations as you think most eligible, for the location of the Chinese who are anxious to settle at Hong Kong.

The proposed expense of six Hundred dollars for Watering Places is also sanctioned and will be charged in the Land Officer's accounts.

Major Malcolm, and the Members of the Committee of Sand Roads,

Your Government.

Ne 50. 156

is rewritten to

Houte Wongtong, April. 23?, 1842.

Gentlemen-

I have this day had the honor to receive Your letter of the 19th. Instant .. and ._ in. reply have to request -

that you will. 1. proceed to make provision, in such situations as you think most eligible, for the location.. of the Chinese _ who are anxious to settle at Hong Kong.

The proposed - Expense of six Hundred dollars for Watering Places is also sanctioned and will be charged in the Land - Officers accounts.

Major - Malcolm, and the Members of the - Committee of Sand, Roads,

Your Government.

Ne 50.

156

The final output is

Houte Wongtong, April. 23?, 1842.

Gentlemen-

I have this day had the honor to receive Your letter of the 19th. Instant .. and ._ in. reply have to request -

that you will. 1. proceed to make provision, in such situations as you think most eligible, for the location.. of the Chinese _ who are anxious to settle at Hong Kong.

The proposed - Expense of six Hundred dollars for Watering Places is also sanctioned and will be charged in the Land - Officers accounts.

Major - Malcolm, and the Members of the - Committee of Sand, Roads,

Your Government.

Ne 50.

156

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Gentlemen, I have this day had the honor to receive your letter of the 19th instant, and in reply have to request that you will proceed to make provision, in such situations as you think most eligible, for the location of the Chinese who are anxious to settle at Hong Kong. The proposed expense of six hundred dollars for watering places is also sanctioned and will be charged in the Land Officer's accounts. Houte Wongtong, April 23rd, 1842. Major Malcolm, and the Members of the Committee of Sand Roads, Ne 50. 156 Your Government. Page information is not explicitly present in the original text, however, the text "Ne 50. 156" and "Houte Wongtong, April. 23?, 1842." are kept as is. The text is re-formatted to meet the requirements, with corrections made to spelling, spacing, and punctuation. The original order of the text is preserved, with some reordering done to form coherent paragraphs. Here is the revised output in HTML format: Houte Wongtong, April 23rd, 1842. Gentlemen, I have this day had the honor to receive your letter of the 19th instant, and in reply have to request that you will 1. proceed to make provision, in such situations as you think most eligible, for the location of the Chinese who are anxious to settle at Hong Kong. The proposed expense of six Hundred dollars for Watering Places is also sanctioned and will be charged in the Land Officer's accounts. Major Malcolm, and the Members of the Committee of Sand Roads, Your Government. Ne 50. 156 is rewritten to Houte Wongtong, April. 23?, 1842. Gentlemen- I have this day had the honor to receive Your letter of the 19th. Instant .. and ._ in. reply have to request - that you will. 1. proceed to make provision, in such situations as you think most eligible, for the location.. of the Chinese _ who are anxious to settle at Hong Kong. The proposed - Expense of six Hundred dollars for Watering Places is also sanctioned and will be charged in the Land - Officers accounts. Major - Malcolm, and the Members of the - Committee of Sand, Roads, Your Government. Ne 50. 156 The final output is Houte Wongtong, April. 23?, 1842. Gentlemen- I have this day had the honor to receive Your letter of the 19th. Instant .. and ._ in. reply have to request - that you will. 1. proceed to make provision, in such situations as you think most eligible, for the location.. of the Chinese _ who are anxious to settle at Hong Kong. The proposed - Expense of six Hundred dollars for Watering Places is also sanctioned and will be charged in the Land - Officers accounts. Major - Malcolm, and the Members of the - Committee of Sand, Roads, Your Government. Ne 50. 156

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Gentlemen-

reecive Your

Government. Houte Wongtong, April. 23?, 1842.

I have this day had the honor to

letter of the 19th. Instant .. and ._

in. reply have to request -

you

that you

will.

1. proceed

to make provision, in such situations as

think most eligible, ofor the location.. of the whinese _ who are anxious to settle

Honghing.

The proposed - Expense of six Hundred Follars for Watering Places is also sanctioned and will be charged in the Land - Officers

accounts.

Major - Malcolm,

and the Members of the -

Committee of Sand, Roads, 40

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