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Acting Colonial sorting Scoretary.

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Honghong, 27th Febmany, 1863.

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Wille reference to my litter We see of

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the 25th Instant I am directed to inform

you

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that although it has been technically

recessary

to include provisions or any

" sort of Victual in the recital of the

Proclamation, you

they

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are

will observe that

excluded in the prohibitory

His Excellency the Acting Govenor desives me to draw your attention to this and to point out that nothing

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Acting Harbour Master.