CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867 — Page 366

the course generally adopted had been followed, have been paid into the Chest

at the Army rate, whereby

no loss

would be sustained by the Emperial

Government.

I

am

1

however, to state, that

although Their lordships did not intend that the arrangement sanctioned by the letter from this Department of the 14" August last should relate to

the remittance

of

Colonial funds other

than those which formed the subject

+

2.

In the reply to this Lotion the following

Number should be quoted.

Macdonnell, and that They

dre

Consequently pleased to permit its

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extension, under the same regulations,

Government

to all funds which the Govern

HongKong may

of

be desirous of remitting

to the frown Agents in this country.-

I

am

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

of

letter

your

of

the br August, They

: will not refuse to admit the interpretation

which has been put upon it by Sir Richard

Macdonnell