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you by Lis Excellency the Governor General of this Fossesion of Her Dritannic Majesty Accordingly I directed a survey to be made of the Valves which feed the Stoilers they rated very badly, and there was a danger of their bursting, in addition to twoo cracks in the Boilers

through which Steam was exemping- thus rendering, repairs indispensible

From the Survey made found that one of the Wales

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was broken, and I have taken steps

to have it recast at one

of the private

as also

Establishments in Hong Kong, to have the Boilers repaired.-

I hope you will have the

goodness to bring the subject to the notice of the Supreme authority in this Colony..

Ga Breserve, He...

Steam Schooner "Str Filomena "

Hong Kong 28 April, 1866. (Signed) Somas, Valavins.

(True Translation.) (Signed) J. M. Falmade.