CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868 — Page 183

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

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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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