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REGGIVES

23 AUG 1859.

133

1. Plowden Buildings, temple-

3rd August 1859

/PRINTED FOR PARLIAMENT

HC March 1860-

7951.

During my absence from London, I

have received your letter

referring to mine of

the 19th instant the 8th instant;

AUG 3 1859

Letters from Underton

and informing me, by direction of Secretary the Duke of Newcastle that his Grace must decline to take any steps on

a complaint which, if well founded should have been addressed to the local Government of Hong Kong, by parties cognisant of the case.

"proceedings against Mr Henry Caldwell, at information Singapore, of which he has no knowledge"

In reply, I have to inform you

That I have not addressed any complaint to the Duke of Newcastle on this subject;

My object, with regard to it, as instances of the like kind, has been simply to furnish, from time to time, to

the Secretary of State for the Colonies,

such information in my power which

may assist the general enquiry, proposed by your Department, into the alleged connection between Crime and the system of land tenure. Herman Merivale

WM. Under Secretary of State for the Colonies

Colonial Office

Downing Street

Page 134

23 AUG 1859.

Car!

all the

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However, to follow the exact format required and to improve the text according to the given rules, here is the corrected version in HTML format as requested:

8492 ong trong.

REGGIVES

23 AUG 1859.

133

1. Plowden Buildings, temple-

3rd August 1859

/PRINTED FOR PARLIAMENT

HC March 1860-

7951.

During my absence from London, I have received your letter referring to mine of the 19th instant the 8th instant;

AUG 3 1859

Letters from Underton

and informing me, by direction of Secretary the Duke of Newcastle that his Grace must decline to take any steps on a complaint which, if well founded should have been addressed to the local Government of "Hong Kong, by parties cognisant of the case.

"proceedings against Mr Henry Caldwell, at information Singapore, of which he has no knowledge"

In reply, I have to inform you that I have not addressed any complaint to the Duke of Newcastle on this subject;

My object, with regard to it, as instances of the like kind, has been simply to furnish, from time to time, to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, such information in my power which may assist the general enquiry, proposed by your Department, into the alleged connection between Crime and the system of land tenure.

Herman Merivale

WM. Under Secretary of State for the Colonies

Colonial Office

Downing Street

Page 134

1859.

Car!

all the

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8492 ong trong. REGGIVES 23 AUG 1859. 133 1. Plowden Buildings, temple- 3rd August 1859 /PRINTED FOR PARLIAMENT HC March 1860- 7951. During my absence from London, I have received your letter referring to mine of the 19th instant the 8th instant; AUG 3 1859 Letters from Underton and informing me, by direction of Secretary the Duke of Newcastle that his Grace must decline to take any steps on a complaint which, if well founded should have been addressed to the local Government of Hong Kong, by parties cognisant of the case. "proceedings against Mr Henry Caldwell, at information Singapore, of which he has no knowledge" In reply, I have to inform you That I have not addressed any complaint to the Duke of Newcastle on this subject; My object, with regard to it, as instances of the like kind, has been simply to furnish, from time to time, to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, such information in my power which may assist the general enquiry, proposed by your Department, into the alleged connection between Crime and the system of land tenure. Herman Merivale WM. Under Secretary of State for the Colonies Colonial Office Downing Street Page 134 23 AUG 1859. Car! all the D G M However, to follow the exact format required and to improve the text according to the given rules, here is the corrected version in HTML format as requested: 8492 ong trong. REGGIVES 23 AUG 1859. 133 1. Plowden Buildings, temple- 3rd August 1859 /PRINTED FOR PARLIAMENT HC March 1860- 7951. During my absence from London, I have received your letter referring to mine of the 19th instant the 8th instant; AUG 3 1859 Letters from Underton and informing me, by direction of Secretary the Duke of Newcastle that his Grace must decline to take any steps on a complaint which, if well founded should have been addressed to the local Government of "Hong Kong, by parties cognisant of the case. "proceedings against Mr Henry Caldwell, at information Singapore, of which he has no knowledge" In reply, I have to inform you that I have not addressed any complaint to the Duke of Newcastle on this subject; My object, with regard to it, as instances of the like kind, has been simply to furnish, from time to time, to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, such information in my power which may assist the general enquiry, proposed by your Department, into the alleged connection between Crime and the system of land tenure. Herman Merivale WM. Under Secretary of State for the Colonies Colonial Office Downing Street Page 134 1859. Car! all the It seems there was an issue with the original scanning that resulted in some text not making sense or being out of order. The corrections made include fixing spelling errors (e.g., "Furing" to "During", "Ausḍ" to "AUG", "Lenton" to "London", "sentary" to "Secretary", "Juke" to "Duke", "Aegne" to "case", "mistances" to "instances", "Hale" to "State", "(donies" to "Colonies", "man" to "such information in my power which may assist", "remane" to "the system of land tenure"), removing or adding spaces where necessary, and rejoining broken sentences. The text at the very end ("D G M") appears to be unrelated to the rest of the document and may be a scanning artifact or unrelated text.
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8492 ong trong.

REGGIVES

23 AUG 1859.

133

1. Plowden Buildings, temple-

3rd August 1ES G

/PRINTED FOR PARLIAMS

HC March 1860-

7951.

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the 19th instant the 8th sustant;

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