CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 169

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No 26.

Executive.

Treasury - Affairs 25 Govt/59. 2. F.

2934 v/o 11

34.

167

Government Offices, Victoria, Hongkong. 2.8.1841 January 1817

Ilir

RECR

21 MAR

1859.

I have the honor in

accordance with the Colonial

Regulations (article 240) to transmit Returns of

new

Appointments, changes in the holders of offices and appointments,

Additions to Salaries

and Allowances, and all

or

payments of an unusual

The Right Honorable

Sir Edward P. Lytton, Bt MP*,

Ge

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No 26.

Executive.

Treasury - Affairs 25 Govt/59. 2. F.

2934 v/o 11

34.

167

Government Offices, Victoria, Hongkong. 2.8.1841

RECR

21 MAR 1859.

I have the honor in accordance with the Colonial Regulations (article 240) to transmit Returns of new Appointments, changes in the holders of offices and appointments, Additions to Salaries and Allowances, and all payments of an unusual nature.

The Right Honorable Sir Edward P. Lytton, Bt MP*,

This version corrects obvious OCR errors, removes or corrects nonsensical text, and formats it in HTML as requested. However, some parts (like "January 1817", "Ilir", "Ge") are left out or corrected due to their unclear relevance or apparent errors.

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No 26. Executive. Treasury - Affairs 25 Govt/59. 2. F. 2934 v/o 11 34. 167 Government Offices, Victoria, Hongkong. 2.8.1841 January 1817 Ilir RECR 21 MAR 1859. I have the honor in accordance with the Colonial Regulations (article 240) to transmit Returns of new Appointments, changes in the holders of offices and appointments, Additions to Salaries and Allowances, and all or payments of an unusual The Right Honorable Sir Edward P. Lytton, Bt MP*, Ge However, to fully follow the instructions and improve the text: 1. **Date correction**: The date "2.8.1841 January 1817" seems incorrect or mixed. It is likely that "2.8.1841" is the correct date, and "January 1817" is either a misrecognition or an unrelated piece of text. 2. **OCR errors and corrections**: - "arifs" -> "Affairs" - "Garck/59" -> "Govt/59" - "Colmiol" -> "Colonial" - "ctransmit" -> "transmit" - "Cappoin" -> "Appointments" - "Valariés" -> "Salaries" - "o" -> "or nature" (though the exact correction depends on context) - "B34 MBP" -> "Bt MP" (Baronet, Member of Parliament) 3. **Formatting and reordering**: The text appears to be a mix of metadata (like dates and file references) and the actual letter content. The original order seems disrupted. Here's a more refined version in HTML, following the instructions: No 26. Executive. Treasury - Affairs 25 Govt/59. 2. F. 2934 v/o 11 34. 167 Government Offices, Victoria, Hongkong. 2.8.1841 RECR 21 MAR 1859. I have the honor in accordance with the Colonial Regulations (article 240) to transmit Returns of new Appointments, changes in the holders of offices and appointments, Additions to Salaries and Allowances, and all payments of an unusual nature. The Right Honorable Sir Edward P. Lytton, Bt MP*, This version corrects obvious OCR errors, removes or corrects nonsensical text, and formats it in HTML as requested. However, some parts (like "January 1817", "Ilir", "Ge") are left out or corrected due to their unclear relevance or apparent errors.
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No 26.

Executive.

Treasury - arifs 25 Garck/59. 2. F.

2934 vong trong 11

34.

167

Government ffices, Victoria, Hongkong. 2.8.1941 Inuary 1817

Ilir

RECR

21 MAR

1859.

I have the honor in

accordance with the Colmiol

Regulations (article 240) to ctransmit Returns of

new

Cappoin

Aments, changes in the : holders of offices and appoint.

" ments, Additions to Valariés.

and Allowances, and all

or

" payments of an unusual o

The Right Wonorable)

Sir Edward P. Lytton, B34 MBP",

Ge

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