CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861 — Page 124

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War Office

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2" July 1862.

Sir,

With

reference to

your

hetter

the

of

20th May last, and it's Enclosure from

Luitenant General Sir Hope Grant, in which he draws attention to the

prevalence of drunkenness amongst the Troops at Hong Kong, and suggests measures for checking the evil, I am directed by the secretary of State for War to housuit, for the information of the Gecural Commanding in Chief, the accompanying copy of a

a better from the Colonial Office,

together with a despatch from the

Governor of Hong Kong

on the subject. _

are also to enclose a Memorandum.

From Sir.

Hope Grant, to whom the above-

papers have le

The Military Secretary

uferred..

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