CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 178

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be required hereafter to transmit herewith

to Your Grace a list of the contents of all Enclosure N

the packages.

12.

The enclosed abstract which describes

the packages shews that they reach the

enomous

number of 2476_ Some of them

of great weight and

size

Mr Kinder estimates

"

| the whole tonnage "by weight and measurement

tto t to exceed 1200 tons. Meep" "fordine Matheson

+6 have been disappointed in not sooner

obtaining a steamer to convey the packages to Opaca. but I believe that in the

course

I must explain that when I arranged with

for sale of the mint.

Me? Keswick

Enclosure no 2. and Flant I s

did

مهر

the Mint Machinery

with

a

list in

my

hand which M. Kinder had cornfiled in

July 1867 and which

articles

delivered an

gave the prices of the

board ship in London.

the total exclusive of height and expenses

to Hongtong amounting to $12,955.

4. Of the articles

been consumed and

on that list there had

expended

about $6000

of various steres and materials- leaving

about $67.000 England

fof a fortnight they

will

commence

shipping

them.

5.

3.

articles

of

a description not

reckoned

as

to the list contains some

usually

part

fof the Glant of the Machinery of the Mint

Konclosure No 3

of the

the

original

remainder.

To prevent any

drew up

as that

a

om

Jow

cost in

misunderstanding

I

the same moming (the 27th June)

which I concluded the sale,

statement of what had passed

betiveen

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