CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867 — Page 287

Ap

lose no

- lency

live in laying before Your

Exxcel

the proposition for the sale of

the steamer at the valuation of $9000, and in requesting instruction in

this matter. At the

same

hine

being

in the event of further evidence.

coner Kwok

Kwok a cheong,

adduced by the conformity with the suggestion

in

Com-

municated to Heis foxcellency the Governor of Kong Hong, I shall deem it my duty to place it on record, either

with or without the

of the

Concurrence of -

Superintendent of Customs, and to bransmititforth.

- with for Your Excellency's information.

I may add that I have bitte

doubt the

owner will consider the price

named

named

$ good.

an

285

exorbitant demand;

but should his views be otherwise, he

will of course,

be at

liberty

to close

privately with the offer if notified to him by the Customs, I shall not consider myself free to communicate the proposal to him however pending the receipt of your Excellency's

instructions .

Your obedient Sowant (a) For Sred & Margers

Vice Consul in

Charge