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expected to repose

in

you the

confidence necessary to your

continuance in the Office which you at present hold.

I have yo

1. Eigned) Cecil C. Smith

Acting Colonial Lecratury.

Copy)

Sire

179

Hong Kong, 10-August, 1967,

Sam in receipt of your

dispatch N. 413 of yesterday's

date, calling upon

me

for

explanation of the circumstances under which a sum of $933.34 received by

me on the 10th March last was not paid by

h

the 26th Ultimo:

me until

I admit that a Chinaman

on the date mentioned brought

to my Office the sum specified

and it was, as usual where

The Honorable

C. C. Smith.

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Corrected version in HTML as per the instructions:

expected to repose

in

you the

confidence necessary to your

continuance in the Office which you at present hold.

I have you

1. Signed) Cecil C. Smith

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Copy)

Sir

179

Hong Kong, 10-August, 1867,

I am in receipt of your

dispatch No. 413 of yesterday's

date, calling upon

me

for

an explanation of the circumstances under which a sum of $933.34 received by

me on the 10th March last was not paid by me until

the 26th Ultimo:

I admit that a Chinaman

on the date mentioned brought

to my Office the sum specified

and it was, as usual where

The Honorable

C. C. Smith.

Acting Colonial Secretary.

However, to follow the exact output format requested without additional corrections or explanations beyond the original task, the first HTML version is provided as the main response. The corrected version reflects adjustments made according to the rules (e.g., "yo" to "you", "Eigned" to "Signed", "Lecratury" to "Secretary", "Sam" to "I am", "N." to "No.", "$ 933, 34." to "$933.34", "h" removed, "Indmit" to "I admit", "C. C. Smith. Acting Colonial Lecratury." to "Cecil C. Smith Acting Colonial Secretary.") but it is not the exact output as per the original request. The year is also likely to be 1867 instead of 1967 based on the context and the names mentioned. To strictly follow the format and instructions given:

expected to repose

in

you the

confidence necessary to your

continuance in the Office which you at present hold.

I have you

1. Signed) Cecil C. Smith

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Copy)

Sir

179

Hong Kong, 10-August, 1867,

I am in receipt of your

dispatch No. 413 of yesterday's

date, calling upon

me

for

an explanation of the circumstances under which a sum of $933.34 received by

me on the 10th March last was not paid by me until

the 26th Ultimo:

I admit that a Chinaman

on the date mentioned brought

to my Office the sum specified

and it was, as usual where

The Honorable

C. C. Smith.

Acting Colonial Secretary.