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request dat

now

will state to the

Secretary Honourable

Herbert Church having regard &

the advantage which Hong Kong

derives &.

derives from presence of troops and to the flourishing state

of the Colonial finances, the

Duke Newcastle

Considers that

the concession

or made granted

in 1852 should

also be extended

to the case

of the

property described

Your letter of

the 30th June 1868 described as Marine

Lot No. 66 and His

Grace has therefore

instructed the

Governor to exempt that property from local taxation repay

and to

the Military Authorities

the sum

of £92.4.8

already received from

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