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your information; and I am

to

for

to request that

you

will

cause the

give effect to the views

steps necessary to give effect

of Sin George Lewis, is expreused in that

letter to be taken.

M

Instructions will be sent to the

Commending Royal Engineer, as to the trial but to be proceeded with.

ten.

I am Sir, ten tes

Jam

/Ligued) De brey and Ripon

(True Copy)

iligned / H.B. Savory, Lieutenant and

anistant brilitary Secretary

A

| Copy. /

The

of

loar

office,

24th February 1863.

I am directed by the Secretary

State

on

for War to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23? July and 15th September last further the subject of the appropriation of the band recently required from the Chinees Government on the Korolone Peninsula.

be

Sir George Lewis has not failed.

Under Secretary of State fareler &

for the Colonies.

G.