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Mr Mercer

The Duke of Newcastle.

Hongkong, August, 1863.

15 March

1 Inclosure

Received

Applying for sanction

of the expenditure incurred in the construction of 2 Floating Stations.

1 Copy/


11:202

63

212

29th September, 1862

J. & Thourett, Esqre.

Dear Sir,

In compliance with your request of 27th, I this day visited the Tor & Police Boats stationed at East and West Points, numbered 2 and 3, and after a careful examination outside and inside, I find the bottoms of both boats completely riddled with holes through card worms, and leaking daily to the extent of two hundred tons, as reported by the crew; the upper topsides are one mass of dry rot. In fact, the boats in their present condition are most dangerous and might at any moment fill with water.

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右 Mr Mercer The Duke of Newcastle. Hongkong, August, 1863. 15 March 1 Inclosure Received Applying for sanction of the expenditure incurred in the construction of 2 Floating Stations. 1 Copy/ 11:202 63 212 29th September, 1862 J. & Thourett, Esqre. Dear Sir, In compliance with your request of 27th, I this day visited the Tor & Police Boats stationed at East and West Points, numbered 2 and 3, and after a careful examination outside and inside, I find the bottoms of both boats completely riddled with holes through card worms, and leaking daily to the extent of two hundred tons, as reported by the crew; the upper topsides are one mass of dry rot. In fact, the boats in their present condition are most dangerous and might at any moment fill with water.
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右

Mr Mercer

The Duke of Newcastles.

Hongkong, helgust, 1863.

15 مار

1 Inclosure

Received

Applying for sanctione

f

the

incurred

of 2 Floating Stations.

expenditure

in the construction

1 Copy/

I1:202

63

212

29th September, 1862

J. &

Thourett, hagre.

Dear Sir

In compliance with

you request

tws

of 27th, I this day visited the tror & clice Boats stationed at East and West Points-

and numbered, and 3, and after

A

careful

Ripenination outride and inside, I find the Bottoms of both Boats completely

riddled with

through card

worms,

and leating daily

holes to the extent

two hundred Bust to bull, " se reported

by the crew; the

upper

L

topsides

are one

mass of dry rot, in fact the Bon'ts

their

present condition and might at

شما

any

my

are most dangerous,

moment

fill with

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