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of WWs Lay and Wwe Laytion unhappily

Mrs

do not form a precedent for the Colonial Service as the husbands of both those

Employed under the Foreign

Ladies were Department.

In conclusion dam directed to add that after a long and intimate acquaintance with your late husband His Excellency deeply sympathizes with you in the Melancholy bereavement

have sustained..

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Shave, te.

れ

Signed W. Caine,

you

Colonial Secretary.

True Copy!

Maine Colonial Secretary.

N: 18:

Executive.

ibi chong chóng

C.O. APRI

1854

Victoria, Honghong.

17th February, 1854!

My Lord Duke,

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I have the hour to advise your brace that I intend leaving this tomorrow for the Northern Ports in My Capacity of Chief Superintendent Trade, on board Her Majesty's Steam Shop "Qucounter".

of

Texpect Ishall again be

at my post in time to address Your Grace by the mail that leaves this Colony on the

His Grace

The Duke of Newcastle,

tc.

tc.

tc.

PL