CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 176

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Sir,

Government House, Hong Kong, 22 May, 1842.

I have the honor to acknowledge your letter of yesterday's date, transmitting the statement of the last sum of $5,000... placed in your hands to defray the expenses of your office, and making a new draft for $2000.

In reply, I have to observe, that the chief items of expenditure shown in the statement you have transmitted are, for advances on account of works for the extension of which contracts have been entered into, and for payment of Bills which are, or should be rendered to the Land Officer.

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Sir, Government House, Hong Kong, 22 May, 1842. I have the honor to acknowledge your letter of yesterday's date, transmitting the statement of the last sum of $5,000... placed in your hands to defray the expenses of your office, and making a new draft for $2000. In reply, I have to observe, that the chief items of expenditure shown in the statement you have transmitted are, for advances on account of works for the extension of which contracts have been entered into, and for payment of Bills which are, or should be rendered to the Land Officer.
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thy) 173 Sir, Government House, Hongthing, 32. May, 1842. 3? I have the honor to acknowledge your lette of yesterday's date, trans transmitting the expenditure of the last sum Strlement of of $5,000... placed in your hands to depray the expences of a your office, and making new draft for $2000. In reply, I have to observe, that the chief. items of expenditure shown in the statement. you have transmitted are, for advances on account of works for the exention of which contracts have been entered into, and for payment. of Bills which are_, or Explain. Mytices. Land... Officer. should be rendered
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Sir,

Government House, Hongthing, 32. May, 1842.

3?

I have the honor to acknowledge your lette

of yesterday's date, trans

transmitting

the expenditure of the last sum

Strlement of

of $5,000...

placed in your hands to depray the expences of

a

your office, and making

new draft for $2000.

In reply, I have to observe, that the chief.

items of expenditure shown in the statement.

you

have transmitted are,

for advances on

account of works for the exention of which

contracts have been entered into, and for

payment. of Bills which are_,

or

Explain. Mytices.

Land... Officer.

should be

rendered

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