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Mat I am

unable

to give Me small

permission to accept-

the testimonial

plante 5041 Hong Kong.

Ansu &

2 by deep to for 2

No. 98-9 June-50.

5331

REC

309

Hong Kong, 26th February 1866

MAY 22 1866

We have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 31st January, stating that our letter of 31st October last, addressed to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, had been received at the Department, but stating that its contents could not be considered until we had forwarded hence a fresh communication, in the regular manner, through the Governor, accompanied by His Excellency's explanation and remarks thereon.

We have therefore respectfully availed ourselves of the suggestion made to us and addressed His Excellency the Acting Governor, with a duplicate herewith appended, of our communication of the 31st October last, above referred to, which course we would have adopted at first, had the Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary in his communication of the 11th October then said it was competent for us to do so, instead of merely suggesting the very objectionable, expensive, and doubtful mode...

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Mat I am unable to give Me small permission to accept- the testimonial Me plante 5041 Hong Kong. Ansu & 2 by deep to for 2 No. 98-9 June-50. 5331 REC 309 Hong Kong, 26th February 1866 MAY 22 1866 We have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 31st January, stating that our letter of 31st October last, addressed to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, had been received at the Department, but stating that its contents could not be considered until we had forwarded hence a fresh communication, in the regular manner, through the Governor, accompanied by His Excellency's explanation and remarks thereon. We have therefore respectfully availed ourselves of the suggestion made to us and addressed His Excellency the Acting Governor, with a duplicate herewith appended, of our communication of the 31st October last, above referred to, which course we would have adopted at first, had the Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary in his communication of the 11th October then said it was competent for us to do so, instead of merely suggesting the very objectionable, expensive, and doubtful mode... EX

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Mat I am

unable

to give Me small

permission to accept-

the botimonial

plante 5041 Hong Hong.

Ansu &

2 by deep to for 2

No. 98-9 June-50.

5331

REC

309

Hong Sony 26th February

0:0: MAY22

1866

We have the honor to acknowledge

Mescipt of your letter of

Owning.

of the 31/

January

that our letter of 31th October last,

Right.

Addressed to the Right Honorable the

Secretary of State for the Colones had been received at the Department. but Stating 8 165 that its contents could not be considered until

we had forvarded heuce a fresh Commune Cations, in the regular manner

Tovernor, accompanied by

through the

His Excellency's

Explanation and remarks thercond -

We have therefore respectfully availed

of the suggestion

made to us

and

addressed

His Excellency the Acting Governor, with a Duplicate herewith, apew, of our Communication of

the 31 October last, above referred to, which Course we would have adopted at first, had the Honorable the Acting

October then said it was

Colonial

tco

Secretary in his Communications of the 11th

competent for to do so instead of merely suggesting the very objectionable, expensive, and doubtful

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