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be sent (with a Memorandum of the Lostage, if any-chargeable on them) to the Consul who will be requested to allow one of his Establishment to deliver them on application (and payment of the Postage). The Consul will in like manner be requested to keep a Box open and to order letters to be received for transmission to Hongkong, as laid

of the Assistant Deputy Post Master at Chusan.

down in the case

Sletters that

addressed to any

Corre

may other place in China than Macao, the Five Consular Ports and Chusan, will be kept at the Post Office at Victoria, till applied for and the Postage (if any) paid upon them

By Order,

(Signed) Richard Homam.

Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, 16th April 1844.

No:160

The Honorable,

Sir

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate.

Victoria,

Hongkong, April 17 1844.

I am directed by the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No: 92 of the 9th Instant, with Report enclosed pour the Assistant Magistrate in the Chinese Department regarding the Salt Weighman trong Mei.

I am in reply to inform you

that His Excellency in Council cannot consider that Report to be either satisfactory or at all to the purpose.

The

anaw

Toong Afei

was never

charged

with being a party to the Robbery though there is strong reason to suspect him

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751 be sent (with a Memorandum of the Lostage, if any-chargeable on them) to the Consul who will be requested to allow one of his Establishment to deliver them on application (and payment of the Postage). The Consul will in like manner be requested to keep a Box open and to order letters to be received for transmission to Hongkong, as laid of the Assistant Deputy Post Master at Chusan. down in the case Sletters that addressed to any Corre may other place in China than Macao, the Five Consular Ports and Chusan, will be kept at the Post Office at Victoria, till applied for and the Postage (if any) paid upon them By Order, (Signed) Richard Homam. Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, 16th April 1844. No:160 The Honorable, Sir Major Caine, Chief Magistrate. Victoria, Hongkong, April 17 1844. I am directed by the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No: 92 of the 9th Instant, with Report enclosed pour the Assistant Magistrate in the Chinese Department regarding the Salt Weighman trong Mei. I am in reply to inform you that His Excellency in Council cannot consider that Report to be either satisfactory or at all to the purpose. The anaw Toong Afei was never charged with being a party to the Robbery though there is strong reason to suspect him f

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751 be sent ( with a Memorandum of the Lostage, if any-chargeable on them) to the Consist who will be requested to allow one of his Establishment to deliver them on application (and payment of the Postage). The Consult will in like __ manner be requested to keep a Box open and to order letters to be received for transmission to Hongkong, as laid of the Assistant Deputy Post Master at Chutan. down in the case Sletters that addressed to any Corre may other place in China than Macao, the Five Consular Ports and Chusan, will be kept at the Post Office at kitoria, till applied for and the Postage (if any) paid upon them By Order, (Signed) Richard Homam. Government House, Victoria, Houghing, 16th April 1844. No:160 The Honorable, Sir Major Caine, Chief Magistrate. Victoria, Houghing, April 17 18444. I am directed by the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No : 92 of the 9th Instant, with Report enclosed pour the Assistant Magistrate in the Chinese Department regarding the Salt Weighmaw trong Mei. I am in reply to inform you that His Excellency in Corncil cannot consider that Report to be either satisfactory or at all to the purpose. The anaw Toong Afei was never charged with king a party to the Robbery though there is thong reason to suspect him f No

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be sent ( with a Memorandum of the Lostage, if any-chargeable on them) to the Consist who will be requested to allow one of his Establishment to deliver them on application (and payment of the Postage). The Consult will in like __ manner be requested to keep a Box open and to order letters to be received for transmission to Hongkong, as laid

of the Assistant Deputy Post Master at Chutan.

down in the case

Sletters that

addressed to any

Corre

may other place in China than Macao, the Five Consular Ports and Chusan, will be kept at the Post Office at kitoria, till applied for and the Postage (if any) paid upon them

By Order,

(Signed) Richard Homam.

Government House, Victoria, Houghing, 16th April 1844.

No:160

The Honorable,

Sir

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate.

Victoria,

Houghing, April 17 18444.

I am directed by the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No : 92 of the 9th Instant, with Report enclosed pour the Assistant Magistrate in the Chinese Department regarding the Salt Weighmaw trong Mei.

I am in reply to inform you

that His Excellency in Corncil cannot consider that Report to be either satisfactory or at all to the purpose.

The

anaw

Toong Afei

was never

charged

with king a party to the Robbery though there is thong reason to suspect him

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