CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855 — Page 304

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27 Ser

BE G

M. Wisk

27 afl

Foreign office

Line 3961. Hong Kong

LS.

300

April 1855

5 May

Lad Wodehouse

Entered.

My Lord,

Ellian

Ball

Meniale W

30 gi

Palmerston

W.M.

26 April 1855

With reference to your Lordship's letter of the 11th. Upon the best means to be taken for repressing abuses in the emigration of Chinese on board British ships, I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to transmit to you, for the information of the Governor of Hong Kong, the enclosed copy of a report from the...

However, to follow the exact instructions given and to improve the text according to the rules:

27 September

Foreign Office

Line 3961. Hong Kong

LS.

300

April 1855

5 May

Lord Wodehouse

Entered.

My Lord,

With reference to your Lordship's letter of the 11th. Upon the best means to be taken for repressing abuses in the emigration of Chinese on board British ships, I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to transmit to you, for the information of the Governor of Hong Kong, the enclosed copy of a report from the Superintendents...

Let's correct and reformat it properly according to the given rules and compact knowledge. Since the original text seems to be a historical document, it is likely that it is a letter or a dispatch. Let's reformat it into proper Markdown and then into HTML as per the instructions. ## Step 1: Correcting OCR Output The given text appears to be a jumbled version of a historical document. Let's first try to make sense of it and correct the obvious errors. ## Step 2: Reordering and Correcting Text Upon closer inspection, it seems like the text is from a letter or dispatch from the Foreign Office to Lord Wodehouse regarding the emigration of Chinese on board British ships. ## Step 3: Applying Corrections Let's correct the text: - "27 Ser" to "27 September" - "BE G" is unclear, possibly "Foreign Office" or another abbreviation - "M. Wisk" is unclear - "27 afl" is unclear, possibly a date or reference - "Line 3961. Hong Kong" seems to be a reference or dispatch number - "LS." could be "LS" (Locus Sigilli, indicating a seal) - "Lad Wodehone" to "Lord Wodehouse" - "Ellian", "Ball", "Meniale W", "30 gi", "гария", "ti", "es Firstant", "la Palmerston" are unclear or incorrect, possibly names or parts of sentences - "W.M." could be a date or initials - "26 April 105" is likely "26 April 1855" given the context ## Step 4: Formatting Given the context, the text appears to be the beginning of a formal letter or dispatch. Let's format it accordingly. The final answer is:

27 September

Foreign Office

Line 3961. Hong Kong

LS.

300

April 1855

5 May

Lord Wodehouse

Entered.

My Lord,

With reference to your Lordship's letter of the 11th. Upon the best means to be taken for repressing abuses in the emigration of Chinese on board British ships, I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to transmit to you, for the information of the Governor of Hong Kong, the enclosed copy of a report from the Superintendents...

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1 27 Ser BE G M. Wisk 27 afl Foreign office Line 3961. Hong Kong LS. 300 April 1855 5 May Lad Wodehouse Entered. My Lord, Ellian Ball Meniale W 30 gi Palmerston W.M. 26 April 1855 With reference to your Lordship's letter of the 11th. Upon the best means to be taken for repressing abuses in the emigration of Chinese on board British ships, I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to transmit to you, for the information of the Governor of Hong Kong, the enclosed copy of a report from the... However, to follow the exact instructions given and to improve the text according to the rules: 27 September Foreign Office Line 3961. Hong Kong LS. 300 April 1855 5 May Lord Wodehouse Entered. My Lord, With reference to your Lordship's letter of the 11th. Upon the best means to be taken for repressing abuses in the emigration of Chinese on board British ships, I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to transmit to you, for the information of the Governor of Hong Kong, the enclosed copy of a report from the Superintendents... Let's correct and reformat it properly according to the given rules and compact knowledge. Since the original text seems to be a historical document, it is likely that it is a letter or a dispatch. Let's reformat it into proper Markdown and then into HTML as per the instructions. ## Step 1: Correcting OCR Output The given text appears to be a jumbled version of a historical document. Let's first try to make sense of it and correct the obvious errors. ## Step 2: Reordering and Correcting Text Upon closer inspection, it seems like the text is from a letter or dispatch from the Foreign Office to Lord Wodehouse regarding the emigration of Chinese on board British ships. ## Step 3: Applying Corrections Let's correct the text: - "27 Ser" to "27 September" - "BE G" is unclear, possibly "Foreign Office" or another abbreviation - "M. Wisk" is unclear - "27 afl" is unclear, possibly a date or reference - "Line 3961. Hong Kong" seems to be a reference or dispatch number - "LS." could be "LS" (Locus Sigilli, indicating a seal) - "Lad Wodehone" to "Lord Wodehouse" - "Ellian", "Ball", "Meniale W", "30 gi", "гария", "ti", "es Firstant", "la Palmerston" are unclear or incorrect, possibly names or parts of sentences - "W.M." could be a date or initials - "26 April 105" is likely "26 April 1855" given the context ## Step 4: Formatting Given the context, the text appears to be the beginning of a formal letter or dispatch. Let's format it accordingly. The final answer is: 27 September Foreign Office Line 3961. Hong Kong LS. 300 April 1855 5 May Lord Wodehouse Entered. My Lord, With reference to your Lordship's letter of the 11th. Upon the best means to be taken for repressing abuses in the emigration of Chinese on board British ships, I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to transmit to you, for the information of the Governor of Hong Kong, the enclosed copy of a report from the Superintendents...
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1 27 Ser BE G M. Wisk 27 afl Foreign office Line 3961. Hong Kong LS. 300 April 1855 5 May Lad Wodehone Entered. My Loid, Ellian Ball Meniale W 30 gi гария ti es Firstant la Palmerston W.M. 26 April 105 With reference your Lordship's letter of the 11. Uppn the bese meaux to be taken for repressing Abrises in the lunigration of Chinese on board British Thips, I of Brit Am dreated by shee M Dachary of Cate to hrausmil te to you for the information of Obe Вале of Claverin the lualosed Copy of a report form the Quipratim
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1

27 Ser

BE G

M. Wisk

27 afl

Foreign office

Line 3961. Hong Kong

LS.

300

April 1855

5 May

Lad Wodehone

Entered.

My Loid,

Ellian

Ball

Meniale W

30 gi

гария

ti

es Firstant

la Palmerston

W.M.

26 April 105

With reference

your Lordship's

letter of the 11.

Uppn the bese

meaux to be taken

for repressing

Abrises

in the lunigration

of Chinese on board

British Thips, I

of Brit

Am

dreated by shee

M

Dachary of Cate

to hrausmil te

to you

for the information

of

Obe

Вале

of Claverin

the lualosed Copy

of a report form the

Quipratim

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