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Department of the Comptroller of

Transport Services

6543

12

RECEIVED

31 AUG 1860

Admiralty,

Somerset House, W.C.

No. 8391

of

in answer to

No.

30 August 1860.

I beg to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State, in reply to your letter of this day's date, that a passage to Hongkong for Mr. Callaghan has been ordered on board the Contract Mail Steam Packet, which will leave Southampton on the 27th September next.

The Under Secretary of State,

&c. &c. &c.,

Colonial Office.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant

Cheque Change

for Comptroller of Transport Services

10

19

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Department of the Comptroller of
Transport Services

6543
12

RECEIVED
31 AUG 1860.

Admiralty,
Somerset House, W.C.
No. 8391

of
in answer to
No.
30 August 1860.

I beg to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State, in reply to your letter of this day's date, that a passage to Hongkong for Mr. Callaghan has been ordered on board the Contract Mail Steam Packet, which will leave Southampton on the 27th September next.

The Under Secretary of State,
&c. &c. &c.,
Colonial Office.

I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant

Cheque Change
for Comptroller of Transport Services

10
19

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Department of the Comptroller of Transport Services

6543

12

RECEIVED

31 AUG 1860.

Admiralty,

Somerset House, W.C.

No. 8391 of

in answer to No.

30 August 1860.

I beg to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State, in reply to your letter of this day's date, that a passage to Hongkong for Mr. Callaghan has been ordered on board the Contract Mail Steam Packet, which will leave Southampton on the 27th September next.

The Under Secretary of State,

&c. &c. &c.,

Colonial Office.

I have the honor to be, Sir,

Your most obedient Servant

Cheque Change for Comptroller of Transport Services

10

19

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Department of the Comptroller of Transport Services 6543 12 RECEIVED 31 AUG 1860 Admiralty, Somerset House, W.C. No. 8391 of in answer to No. 30 August 1860. I beg to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State, in reply to your letter of this day's date, that a passage to Hongkong for Mr. Callaghan has been ordered on board the Contract Mail Steam Packet, which will leave Southampton on the 27th September next. The Under Secretary of State, &c. &c. &c., Colonial Office. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant Cheque Change for Comptroller of Transport Services 10 19 However, to better follow the instructions and improve the output, here is a more formatted version: Department of the Comptroller of Transport Services 6543 12 RECEIVED 31 AUG 1860. Admiralty, Somerset House, W.C. No. 8391 of in answer to No. 30 August 1860. I beg to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State, in reply to your letter of this day's date, that a passage to Hongkong for Mr. Callaghan has been ordered on board the Contract Mail Steam Packet, which will leave Southampton on the 27th September next. The Under Secretary of State, &c. &c. &c., Colonial Office. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant Cheque Change for Comptroller of Transport Services 10 19 Let's refine it according to the given rules and compact knowledge. ## Step 1: Correcting OCR errors and formatting The given text has several OCR errors and formatting issues. The first step is to correct these errors. ## Step 2: Applying Markdown formatting The task requires transforming the text into standard Markdown. However, the output should be in HTML using `` for paragraphs. ## Step 3: Checking for spelling errors and correcting them Upon reviewing, "Departurent" should be "Department", "Franfiort" should be "Transport", "đóng" seems to be an OCR error and is not relevant, "Petter" should be "letter", "Hongking" should be "Hongkong", "Sonthampton" should be "Southampton", "mis trad" seems to be an OCR error and is not relevant, "Cheat Change" should be "Cheque Change". ## Step 4: Fixing spacing issues and rejoining broken sentences Extra spaces and incorrect line breaks need to be corrected. ## Step 5: Restoring paragraph breaks and indicating missing words The text needs to be formatted into proper paragraphs. No clear indication of missing words is required as per the initial review. ## Step 6: Ensuring no rephrasing or rewriting The corrections should not alter the original tone, style, or word choice. ## Step 7: Checking file references and page numbering No file references are present in the given text. Page numbering is not explicitly mentioned but seems to be related to the numbers at the top and bottom (e.g., "7", "10", "19"). ## Step 8: Finalizing the output in HTML The final output should be in HTML format using `` tags. The best answer is: Department of the Comptroller of Transport Services 6543 12 RECEIVED 31 AUG 1860. Admiralty, Somerset House, W.C. No. 8391 of in answer to No. 30 August 1860. I beg to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State, in reply to your letter of this day's date, that a passage to Hongkong for Mr. Callaghan has been ordered on board the Contract Mail Steam Packet, which will leave Southampton on the 27th September next. The Under Secretary of State, &c. &c. &c., Colonial Office. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant Cheque Change for Comptroller of Transport Services 10 19
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