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susceptible of considerable reduction,

but His Excellency

is desirous of -Knowing whether the question of compensation can be decided by the Military Authorities on the grot

a whether the matter will have

to be referred to the Secretary of

State.

I have, A°,

(Signed) W. H. Remid,

The Colonial Secretary.

for

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(Copy)

147

Hongkong, 16th October 1 Ely.

His tweetency the Governor,

The humble petition of thavey's

Bearding House Reeper

That your humble petitioner bege

to subunit te

your Tweellency's considnations of the fact of your petitions

ch

having lost during the late quavel. between the soldins of the 77th Agriment and Lascars, töguher wick a body

of English and Manila Sailow his property to the amount of (2550) Five hundred and

fifty

انشگاه

dollaw.

That this application has been

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