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Mourghong, March. 16th 1840.

Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th Instant, with one from the Officer Commanding the Royal Engineers regarding the limits of the Cantonments at Sywan am to acquaint you that that approved of and sanctioned.

I have de.

are

(Signed) Richard Wootnam.

Captain D'Aquilar, Asistant Military Secretary de

Sir,

Victoria, Hongkong, March 17-18th

No:95

687

I am directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th of last month with its accompanying copy of one from the Commanding Royal Engineer regarding the Military Defences of this Colony.

The Governor has been pressed by urgent business that could not be deferred, that he has not had time sooner to turn his attention to this important subject and even now his comparative ignorance of the localities referred to in your and Major Aldrick's letter prevents his entering into the details that might otherwise have been expected from him.

His Excellency however desires to say that the two plans specially referred to by Major Aldrick the one for fortifying the Syrom Passage and

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Mourghong, March. 16th 1840. 10 Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th Instant, with one from the Officer Commanding the Royal Engineers regarding the limits of the Cantonments at Sywan am to acquaint you that that approved of and sanctioned. I have de. are (Signed) Richard Wootnam. Captain D'Aquilar, Asistant Military Secretary de Sir, Victoria, Hongkong, March 17-18th No:95 687 I am directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th of last month with its accompanying copy of one from the Commanding Royal Engineer regarding the Military Defences of this Colony. The Governor has been pressed by urgent business that could not be deferred, that he has not had time sooner to turn his attention to this important subject and even now his comparative ignorance of the localities referred to in your and Major Aldrick's letter prevents his entering into the details that might otherwise have been expected from him. His Excellency however desires to say that the two plans specially referred to by Major Aldrick the one for fortifying the Syrom Passage and

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Mourghong, March. 167 184 10. 10 Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the to Instant. with one from the Officer Commanding the Royal Engineers regarding the limits of and limits the Cantonments at Sywan am to acquaint you that that approved of and sanctioned. I have de. are (Signed) Richard Wootnam. Captain D'Aquilar, Asistant Military Secretary de Sir, Victoria, Hongkong, March 17-18/h I am directed by His Excellency the No:95 687 the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th of last month with its accompanying copy of one from the Commanding Royal Engineer regarding the Military Defences of this Colony, The Governor has been to presed by urgent business that could not be deferred, that he has not had time sooner to tin his attention to this important subject and even now his comparative ignorance of the localities referred to in your and Major Aldrick's letter prevents his entering into the details that might otherwise have been expected from him. me His Excellency however desires the two plans to say. that of specially referred to by Major Aldrick the one for fortifying the Synom Passage and

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Mourghong, March. 167 184 10.

Sam directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the to Instant. with one from the Officer Commanding the Royal Engineers regarding the

limits of and limits

the Cantonments at Sywan am to acquaint you that that approved of and sanctioned.

I have de.

are

(Signed) Richard Wootnam.

Captain D'Aquilar,

Asistant Military Secretary de

Sir,

Victoria, Hongkong, March 17-18/h

I am directed by His Excellency

the

No:95

687

the Governor in Council to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter of the 28th of last month with its accompanying copy of one from the Commanding Royal Engineer regarding the Military Defences of this Colony,

The Governor has been to presed

by urgent business that could not be deferred, that he has not had time sooner to tin his attention to this important subject and even now his comparative ignorance of the localities referred to in your and Major Aldrick's letter prevents his entering into the details that might otherwise have been expected from him.

His Excellency however desires

the two plans

to say.

that of

specially referred to by Major Aldrick the one for fortifying the Synom Passage

and

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