CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 318

Government House Victoria

Hong Kong 4th February 1843.

Sir,

Memorandum under date the 15th Ultimo with two Bills from Anmon for Drains made by him, I am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger to inform you;

that Government will in consideration of having reserved the Market Place pay the whole expense of the large Drain after deducting such sum as the Land Officer may recommend on account of it's not being paved, which it is erroneously stated to be in the Bill.

With Lieut. Orchterlony

Madras Engineers

However, to follow the exact output format as requested and to apply the rules for OCR proofreading:

Government House Victoria

Hong Kong 4th February 1843.

Sir,

becomes

Sir,

as "Si" is likely an OCR error for "Sir". The corrected version is thus:

Government House Victoria

Hong Kong 4th February 1843.

Sir,

Memorandum under date the 15th Ultimo with two Bills from Anmon for Drains made by him, I am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger to inform you;

that Government will in consideration of having reserved the Market Place pay the whole expense of the large Drain after deducting such sum as the Land Officer may recommend on account of it's not being paved, which it is erroneously stated to be in the Bill.

With Lieut. Orchterlony

Madras Engineers

Let's correct "Ultimo" to "Ultimo" (no change needed), "levo" to "two", "Amon" to "Anmon" (no change needed), and "Gwernment" to "Government" (already corrected), "Orchterlony" could be a correct spelling depending on the context, but it is likely "Ochterlony". The final output, following the exact format and applying the rules:

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Government House Victoria

Hong Kong 4th February 1843.

Sir,

Memorandum under date the 15th Ultimo with two Bills from Anmon for Drains made by him, I am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger to inform you;

that Government will in consideration of having reserved the Market Place pay the whole expense of the large Drain after deducting such sum as the Land Officer may recommend on account of it's not being paved, which it is erroneously stated to be in the Bill.

With Lieut. Ochterlony

Madras Engineers