CO129-131 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [6-7] — Page 239

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

"The Telegram simply announced that Machinery for the Victoria Meint had

buen aheady punchased.

I now inclose the original Telegram.

as received by

me.

It reached me on the

20% Maay. the Same day

eceived

as that

on

which

Your Grace's despatch announcing

ito transmission.

It thus cocupied forty

arrived

Enclosure N°1.

Th

C

234

Galle only

was

on the 2nd May last and

posted there the same day.

Under these circumstances probably

Your Space may think it advisable to

institute some

the Achey. delay.

من

inquiry

into the

the cause of

it might be

самое

a matter of

very great importance at some future period

to be able to

ely

with

confidence

on the

three d:

days

in transit and

anly

with the ordinary

Post.

Jeet it

my duty

to

institrate inquiry

and now

into this extraordinary delay,

forward the only explanation which can

procured from the Pastmaster at Gable.

and which is extremely meagre

It amounts to

unsatisfactory.

thim that the Selegram

was

and

mo mare

received at

Enclosure W. 2.

early and accurate transmision to this balony of intelligence by Telegraph from lanche.

I would also suggest the recovery of

any money paid for a Telegram which appears literally to have been transmitted by post.

I have the honor to be,

May Land Llickly

Your Grace's most obedient humble servant, Reten dhung Mandarmell

Iframe

Governor

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