CO129-108 - Public Offices - 1865 — Page 252

HENT

← Board of

Trade

131

F&T 1500 3-64

Tu replying, quote the follow-

ing Initial Letter and Number,

(if any)

10738

891

31901

Copy Gor: inf ho. 194 - 24 hro-

J.C.

44 Jan-

M.

1958

Ser

Muoi trong trong

voler det

ECEIVED

NOV23 1865

Board of Trade,

248

Whitehall, 22th November, 1865.

I am directed by the board of Frade to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th instant, transmetting a Copy of 00 Despatch from the Officer administering the Government of Hong Kong, enclosing

a

Government Notification issued by him in consequence of that part of the Finding of a Naval Court held at

Shanghai

to enquire into the loss of the I. S. "Fohkien" which

expresses

the surprise

of the Court at the Hong Kong Authaitie's".

permitting a British

Vessel to continually leave that Port without a Certificated Officer.

The Under Secretary of State

Colonial Office

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