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your

views in the matter, but on

this occasion approves of your allowing

the Colunteers credit for the packagis

included in the enclosed Voucher,

provided they

and in

good

are returned at once

d order, but it is ti be

understood this is not to be quoted

as a

precedent, and thas the Volunteers

cannot be allowed to retium stores payment, at their own

drawn on

convenience, and to disturb accounts,

by claiming reimbursement of the

original value

of the same, at

indefinite periods.

settled in fut

(?)

F. 13.

subsequent and indefinite

With reference to the disputed sected inf

articles of ammunition, said to have

been lost when in charge of

the

(P) F. 18.

(

Royal Engineers, an application had

better be made to the Commandant

al

Hongkong for a Garrison Board

to decide who is

fairly

liable,

as

the

less cannot be borne by the Imperial

Government.

You are obtaining an adjustment

are to love no time vis

of

long outstanding accounts.

I have, 1,

(signed)

A.

these

Gammel Major D.a.a.g

(True Copy)

(Diuto) W. W. N. Scoll,

D. Sust

Crne Conies)

Muurm

Colonial Secretary.