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The Duke of Newcastle.

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3 Inclosures.

156.

Received

Sailors' Stome.

to the "Hongking

grant of $530d

Recommending

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His Excellency

Houghtons,

20th February, 1968.

The Acting Governor-

вы

Sir

of the

I am directed by the Committee Sailors "Home" to lay

"HongKong

before you a statementi

of

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it's affairs,

with a view to obtaining from the

bovernment a grant in aid of its

fund.

The

pressing necessity of such an institution has been generally

felt in this Colony for many years,

and at the end

F

1860.

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vigorous