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Please do me the favor to transmit that His Excellency desires me to point out that it is not possible to forward this letter by the outgoing Mail owing to its having been sent in at so late an hour, but that leaving in by the mail on the 15th November, His Excellency will transmit it to His Grace the Duke of Newcastle.

I am also to call your attention to an error in the copy of your letter No:55 of 13th Instant, wherein the words "did not emanate" were written, while in the original the words are "did emanate".

Treasury, Hongkong
2nd November, 1863.

Sir,

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt on Saturday, the 31st ultimo, of your letter No 1320, and its enclosures. I forwarded them for transmission by the Acting Governor to Sir Frederick Rogers, the Permanent Colonial Under-Secretary.

His Excellency desires me to point out to you an error in the copy of your letter No:55 of 13th Instant, wherein the words "did not emanate" were written, while in the original the words are "did emanate".

I have &c.
(Signed) W. H. Alexander.

The Honorable
Acting Colonial Secretary.

The Colonial Treasurer.

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You also drew my attention to an oversight in my letter No 1320, wherein I left out inadvertently the word "not"; the mistake therefore is not in the copy but in the original, the context...

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Please do me the favor to transmit that His Excellency desires me to point out that it is not possible to forward this letter by the outgoing Mail owing to its having been sent in at so late an hour, but that leaving in by the mail on the 15th November, His Excellency will transmit it to His Grace the Duke of Newcastle. I am also to call your attention to an error in the copy of your letter No:55 of 13th Instant, wherein the words "did not emanate" were written, while in the original the words are "did emanate". Treasury, Hongkong 2nd November, 1863. Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt on Saturday, the 31st ultimo, of your letter No 1320, and its enclosures. I forwarded them for transmission by the Acting Governor to Sir Frederick Rogers, the Permanent Colonial Under-Secretary. His Excellency desires me to point out to you an error in the copy of your letter No:55 of 13th Instant, wherein the words "did not emanate" were written, while in the original the words are "did emanate". I have &c. (Signed) W. H. Alexander. The Honorable Acting Colonial Secretary. The Colonial Treasurer. Page 62 ... You also drew my attention to an oversight in my letter No 1320, wherein I left out inadvertently the word "not"; the mistake therefore is not in the copy but in the original, the context... Page 63
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you the favor to transmit His Rosccellency desires me to point out that it is not possible to forward this letter by the outgoing Mail owing to its having been sent in at so late an hour, but that leaving in by the mail the 15th November this Excellency will tromanit it to this Grace the dinke of New Castle I am also to call X No 58. Copy ब Treasury, Hongkong 62 2nd November, 1813. Sir, I has the honor to receive on Saturday the 31st ultimo and your letter No 1320 in which a letter you acknowledge the receipt of its enclosures, I formaries for I formaries for transmission by the Acting Governor to Sir Frederick Rogers the Permanent leolonial Under-Secretary- His Excellency you inform your attention to an error and by desire in the copy of your letter No:55 of 13th Instant the expy renining "did not emanate” while in the original the morts are "did emanate "." I have &c. (Signed) W. H. Alexander. The Stonerable Acting biolonial Secretary The leolonial treasurer. te te me of that the letter and it's enclosures will be transmitted to this Grace the Duke the mail leaving of Newcastle by Houghing on the 15th Instaut._ You also draw my letter No 1,320 to an attention in your in my oversight in letter No 55 of the 13th Instant wherein - I left out - inadvertently. the " "not"; the mistake therefore negative is not in the copy but in the original, the context H P
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you

the

favor

to transmit

His Rosccellency desires me to point out that

it is not possible to forward this letter by the

outgoing

Mail

owing

to its having been sent

in at so late an hour, but that

leaving

in

by

the mail

the 15th November this Excellency will

tromanit it to this Grace the dinke of

New Castle

I am also to call

X

No 58.

Copy

ब

Treasury, Hongkong

62

2nd November, 1813.

Sir,

I has the honor to receive on

Saturday

the 31st ultimo

and

your

letter No 1320 in which

a letter

you acknowledge the receipt of its enclosures, I formaries for

I formaries for transmission by the Acting Governor to Sir Frederick

Rogers the Permanent leolonial Under-Secretary-

His Excellency you inform

your

attention to an error

and

by desire

in the copy of your letter No:55 of 13th Instant the expy renining "did not emanate” while

in the original the morts are "did emanate "."

I have &c.

(Signed) W. H. Alexander.

The Stonerable

Acting biolonial Secretary

The leolonial treasurer.

te

te

me

of

that the letter and it's enclosures will

be transmitted to this Grace the Duke

the mail leaving

of Newcastle

by

Houghing on the 15th Instaut._

You also draw

my

letter No 1,320 to an

attention in your in my

oversight in

letter No 55 of the 13th Instant wherein

-

I left out - inadvertently. the

"

"not"; the mistake therefore

negative

is not

in the copy but in the original, the

context

H

P

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