CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7] — Page 256

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In Hercules Robinson

Le Duke

Rob.

Receiver.

to a sext in the Legislation

Appointment of Mr. Smale

Supporting Provisional

Council

197

ecutive

1012

462

7572 Hong Kong

RECEIVED

21 AUG

1861.

251

Government Offices, Victoria,

Hongkong, 21st June, 1861.

My Lord Bute,

88

188

6996. Your

of

In

my despatch

No. Surintending to

your Grace Despatch 134 of the 21st April last, conveying

charges brought by the Bishop

of Victoria

against Mr May, I intimated that Mr. May's

His Grace

The Duke of Newcastle

to.

No.

fe.

However, to follow the exact output format as requested and to apply the rules for OCR proofreading: ## Step-by-step analysis of the problem: 1. **Correcting OCR output**: The given text is the result of an OCR process and contains several errors, including spelling mistakes, incorrect spacing, and potential layout issues. 2. **Identifying the content**: The text appears to be a historical document, likely a letter or despatch, related to Hong Kong and involving official correspondence. 3. **Applying the rules**: The task requires correcting spelling errors, fixing spacing issues, rejoining broken sentences, and restoring paragraph breaks without rephrasing or rewriting the content. ## Fixed solution:

Government Offices, Victoria,

Hong Kong, 21st June, 1861.

My Lord Duke,

In my despatch No... Surintending to your Grace's Despatch 134 of the 21st April last, conveying charges brought by the Bishop of Victoria against Mr. May, I intimated that Mr. May's...

His Grace

The Duke of Newcastle

However, a more accurate representation following the exact instructions and maintaining the original content as much as possible while correcting errors would be:

In Hercules Robinson

Le Duke

Rob.

Receiver.

to a sext in the Legislation

Appointment of Mr. Smale

Supporting Provisional

Council

197

Executive

1012

462

7572 Hong Kong

RECEIVED

21 AUG 1861.

251

Government Offices, Victoria,

Hong Kong, 21st June, 1861.

My Lord Duke,

88

188

6996. Your

of

In my despatch

No. Surintending to your Grace's Despatch 134 of the 21st April last, conveying charges brought by the Bishop of Victoria against Mr. May, I intimated that Mr. May's

His Grace

The Duke of Newcastle

to.

No.

fe.

## Explanation of changes: * Corrected "Victorių" to "Victoria" * Changed "21th" to "21st" for correct date formatting * Corrected "Hongkong" to "Hong Kong" * Changed "despatch 1.34" to "Despatch 134" for consistency and clarity * Corrected "Surtant rexlying" to "Surintending" (though the original might be incorrect, it's kept as close as possible to the original) * Made minor adjustments for spacing and punctuation ## Tests and example uses: The corrected text is now in a more readable format, with corrections made for spelling, spacing, and some minor punctuation. The original structure and content are preserved as much as possible.

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In Hercules Robinson Le Duke Rob. Receiver. to a sext in the Legislation Appointment of Mr. Smale Supporting Provisional Council 197 ecutive 1012 462 7572 Hong Kong RECEIVED 21 AUG 1861. 251 Government Offices, Victoria, Hongkong, 21st June, 1861. My Lord Bute, 88 188 6996. Your of In my despatch No. Surintending to your Grace Despatch 134 of the 21st April last, conveying charges brought by the Bishop of Victoria against Mr May, I intimated that Mr. May's His Grace The Duke of Newcastle to. No. fe. However, to follow the exact output format as requested and to apply the rules for OCR proofreading: ## Step-by-step analysis of the problem: 1. **Correcting OCR output**: The given text is the result of an OCR process and contains several errors, including spelling mistakes, incorrect spacing, and potential layout issues. 2. **Identifying the content**: The text appears to be a historical document, likely a letter or despatch, related to Hong Kong and involving official correspondence. 3. **Applying the rules**: The task requires correcting spelling errors, fixing spacing issues, rejoining broken sentences, and restoring paragraph breaks without rephrasing or rewriting the content. ## Fixed solution: Government Offices, Victoria, Hong Kong, 21st June, 1861. My Lord Duke, In my despatch No... Surintending to your Grace's Despatch 134 of the 21st April last, conveying charges brought by the Bishop of Victoria against Mr. May, I intimated that Mr. May's... His Grace The Duke of Newcastle However, a more accurate representation following the exact instructions and maintaining the original content as much as possible while correcting errors would be: In Hercules Robinson Le Duke Rob. Receiver. to a sext in the Legislation Appointment of Mr. Smale Supporting Provisional Council 197 Executive 1012 462 7572 Hong Kong RECEIVED 21 AUG 1861. 251 Government Offices, Victoria, Hong Kong, 21st June, 1861. My Lord Duke, 88 188 6996. Your of In my despatch No. Surintending to your Grace's Despatch 134 of the 21st April last, conveying charges brought by the Bishop of Victoria against Mr. May, I intimated that Mr. May's His Grace The Duke of Newcastle to. No. fe. ## Explanation of changes: * Corrected "Victorių" to "Victoria" * Changed "21th" to "21st" for correct date formatting * Corrected "Hongkong" to "Hong Kong" * Changed "despatch 1.34" to "Despatch 134" for consistency and clarity * Corrected "Surtant rexlying" to "Surintending" (though the original might be incorrect, it's kept as close as possible to the original) * Made minor adjustments for spacing and punctuation ## Tests and example uses: The corrected text is now in a more readable format, with corrections made for spelling, spacing, and some minor punctuation. The original structure and content are preserved as much as possible.
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In Hercules Robinson Le Duke rob. Receiver. to a sext in the Legislation Appointment of Mr. Smale Suporting Provisional Council 197 hecutive 1012 462 7572 Stong Kong RECEIVES 21 AUG 1861. 251 Covernment Offices, Victorių, Hongkong, 21th June, 1981. My Lord Bute, 88 188 6996. Your of In my despatch 8# Surtant rexlying to your braces Despatch 1.34 of the 21th Arril luck, conveying charges brought by the Bishor Victorin against Mr May, I intimated that Mr. May's His brace The Duke of Newcastle to. X6. fe.
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In Hercules Robinson

Le Duke

rob.

Receiver.

to a sext in the Legislation

Appointment of Mr. Smale

Suporting Provisional

Council

197

hecutive

1012

462

7572 Stong Kong

RECEIVES

21 AUG

1861.

251

Covernment Offices, Victorių,

Hongkong, 21th June, 1981.

My Lord Bute,

88

188

6996. Your

of

In

my despatch

8# Surtant rexlying to

your braces Despatch 1.34 of the 21th Arril luck, conveying

charges brought by the Bishor

Victorin

against Mr May, I intimated that Mr. May's

His brace

The Duke of Newcastle

to.

X6.

fe.

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