CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867 — Page 183

Originals by foral Mail Steamer

and the duplicates by the vessel

Carrying

the Stores.

It is however often

impossible to send the duplicate

with the vessel as

Bills

o

Lading are prequently not peceived

till after the ship has left;

of this kind occurred a

case of

days ago.

the

a

Jew

Bills of Lading for Clothing consigned to Hong Kong by the "Chinaman"

received till after

were not

the Vessel

had left the Port of London

ole

the 20th altimo, consequently

the

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the usual practice of sending

the duplicate by the which could

not be followed in that case.

You will homever have been in receipt by Mail Steamer

and duplicate

of the original

letter of advice of the shipment

"the "Chinaman" before her

by "

arrival in the same manner

s you

tere

of

that

the

instruct

"Thales, and

and if you

the Harbour Master to report

the "Chinaman" you

the arrival

of the

}

may

future

the earliest possible.

delivery of the Clothing.

The