CO129-120 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [1-2] — Page 510

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senior resident or Managing Partner in every Mercantile Firm, by name, Professionals Men and also every Storekeeper in the Colony, by whom it has been seen, and that without one single exception. Shave, He.

(Signed) Granville Sharp.

To His Excellency

Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell

Governor of Hongkong

Your Memorial of the undersigned

Merchants, Bankers, Traders

and others.

Memorialists would desire respectfully to call the attention of Your Excellency to the very great, very great inconvenience which is felt by the Colony at large from the state of the public roads consequent upon the long continued drought which at this time prevails for six months out of every year.

The very occasional falls of rain during this period are usually preceded by strong wind, the

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Copy) 508 senior resident or Managing Partner in every Mercantile Firm, by name, Professionals Men and also every Storekeeper in the Colony, by whom it has been seen, and that without one single exception. Shave, He. (Signed) Granville Sharp. To His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell Governor of Hongkong Your Memorial of the undersigned Merchants, Bankers, Traders and others. Memorialists would desire respectfully to call the attention of Your Excellency to the very great, very great inconvenience which is felt by the Colony at large from the state of the public roads consequent upon the long continued drought which at this time prevails for six months out of every year. The very occasional falls of rain during this period are usually preceded by strong wind, the Page 510 Page 511

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1 Copy) 508 senior resident or Managing Patner in every Mercantile Firm, by were, Professionals Men and also every Storekeeper in the Colony, by whom it has been seem, and that without one single exception. Shave, He. (Signed) Granville Shap. To this Excellency Sir Richard Graves Mac Donnell Governor of Hongtong Your Memorial of the undersigned Merchants, Bankers, Traders and others. Memorialists would desire respectfully to call the attention of Your Excellency to the very great very great inconvenience which is felt by the bolony at large from the state of the public roado consequent upon the long commencing continued drought which at this time prevails for six months out of every year. The very occasional falls of rain during this period are usually preceded by strong wind, the Page 510Page 511

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senior resident or Managing Patner in every Mercantile Firm, by were, Professionals Men and also every Storekeeper in the Colony, by whom it has been

seem, and that without

one

single

exception. Shave, He.

(Signed) Granville Shap.

To this Excellency

Sir Richard Graves Mac Donnell

Governor of Hongtong

Your

Memorial of the undersigned

Merchants, Bankers, Traders

and others.

Memorialists would desire

respectfully to call the attention of Your Excellency to the very great

very great inconvenience which is felt by the bolony at large from the state of the public roado consequent

upon

the long

commencing

continued drought which

at this time prevails for six

months out of every year.

The

very

occasional falls of rain during this period

are

usually preceded by strong wind, the

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