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condition of the Machinery be sold, and what parts the Colonial Government would find it advantageons to Keep for general purposes.
It is very possible that the Surveyor General's Department in the Colony might with advantage tum to account on some of its public work many of the articles sent out for the Mint, such for instance as the Steam Engines #Boilers, lathes, tools, has retanto, fire Engnies de.
To what extent any part could be utilized in
that manner
it is impossible
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to ascertain without previons
reference to Hong Kong, and without that information specifications might in many cases be obtained from the Manufacturers of articles which the local Govemment had no desire to sell.
Some of the Machinery,
moreover, may
have been
altered to suit local requirement
may
be
but if not, whoever Entrusted with the sale of it ought to possess positive information on the subject. Though quite ready to
adopt whatever course may
be
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