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the

that if the Paymaster of there Regiments had been furnished with Bille Commisariat Chest, instead, the loss by exchange would have been avoided.

Recently

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have

occurred.

of Officers in charge of detachments from England bringing Bank of England. Notes which had been given them by the Paymaster: of the Corps to which their detachments belonged, Talking the moot, favorable coms which can

be adopted with these viz. – sending them home in a letter inflicts L a of L.

course)

a loss ft. 4. a £ on Government, as they have to pay away the dillars at -

they have bought in the

par;

which.

Market at a considerable premium.

I have to

Chigned) I. Hope Grant

Lieut. Ganeral. Commanding in China

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Copy

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10 Aug. 1860.

I have the honor by direction of this

Royal Highness the General Commanding in Chief to refer to you with a request that

you will submit the

Jame

to the Jer

Secretary

of State for War the enclosed Copy of. Letter from The General Officer Connuanding the Forces in China representing the great- inconvenience which is experienced from Officers, who arrive, there bringing with them large sums of public, money in Foreign Com whereby a great loss

As

- oustained to the Treasury without there being any necessity for such loss pomited out by Sir Hope Grant:_

I have to

(Signed) W. F. Forster

To Under Secretary of State

War Office

I me Cope

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