CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 346

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Financial

Letter to Agent, 30 hor. My

RECEIVED

NOV 22 1847

340

1876. Hong Trongs

Victoria,

Hongkong,

My Lord,

When, in

32

of.

st

30

& August, 1847.

my Despatch No

31o March 1846, I submitted for Her Majesty's approval Ordinance N. 22. of 1844, ( since confirmed) for regulating the Weights

and Measures in this Colony,

I was at the time under the impression that those specified in the Schedule marked B attached thereto, had been

procurable at Hongkong and were consequently lodged in the Colonial Treasury;

enquiry. I find

but

on

that such is not the

~L.

now

case; and that

the only Measures and Weights deposited

in

that

Office

are

Whinese,

as detailed

The Right Honorable, The Carl Grey,

fc,

XC,

Lc.

The Earl Grey.

Sir J. 7 Davis.

24th August, 1847.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Received

No 93.

Portugal at Hongkong.

Contal General for

Senhor F. J. de Paiva as and confirmation of

Reporting appointment

lez ly

Mr Haares.

this is putte saccction of the Voreign Office?

Bed. 22

It appens that it hat been sanctioned by the 7.6. & that here as with/ farther to be done - but by