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BENI JE TARAICH

this office through the Overland

Post,

and that the duplicate

should be sent by the vessel

conveyping the goods.

The

advantage of this

arrangement is admitted, and

needs no.

Explanation

thi

Occ

occasion, and if regularly

Carried out there is no

need

to fear the recurrence of luck loss to this Government as was_ entailed by the delay

a

in bringing

the Stamp Ordinance

into operation through the non-

receipt of the machineris

Shave Le

(d) becil (Smith

Acting Col. Lear

Copy.

Sir

Ju 12618/67

Spring Sardens.

179

15th December 1867.

I have to acknowledge the

receipt of your letter of the 26th Sept? last, R. 538, respecting the delay which occurred in the delivery to the Government of Hong Kong

of certain Stores for the Stamp Office shipped by direction of the Crown Agents per steam ship " Thales" from Liverpool .

Bill of Lading. Suvoices, instructions for opening

the

Caslo

Carefully