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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in this Colony, in the Lord "High Admiral, or the Commissioners " for executing the Office of Lord High

Admiral of

for

the said United Kingdom

the time being.

I enclose copy of this Enactment,

and now submit it for the confirmation

of the Most Gracious Majesty.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord Duke,

your Grace's, Most Obedient Servant,

Su. J. Rogers

Concerning the Ordinance,

the draft of which

have been sent

to the Admiralty.

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Hongkong

The Acting Governor

MINUTE

Robson

JULY

24

24

26 July

I have the honour

& convey

the confirmation

& allowance of the

Ordinance No 39/83

which accompanies despatch No 210g of 27 May last, entitled " An Ordinance for vesting

all Estates

Property

for the

occupied by or for "Naval Service of the

United Kingdom of

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was not needed as the text was re-flowed properly. Corrected minor OCR errors: 1. "be at Britain" -> "Great Britain" 2. "Seland" -> "Ireland" 3. "Inactment" -> "Enactment" 4. "enbuit" -> "submit" 5. "Bracions" -> "Gracious" 6. "Luke" -> "Duke" 7. "braces" -> "Grace's" 8. "foxerers" -> "Governor" 9. "Shave" -> "I have" 10. "honom" -> "honour" 11. "Zom" -> "despatch No" 12. "Ordnance No 39183" -> "Ordinance No 39/83" 13. "subted" -> "entitled" 14. "Ordinain" -> "Ordinance" 15. "forventing" -> "vesting"