CO129-147 - Public Offices - 1870 — Page 232

In the reply to this Letter the following

Number should be quoted.

10696.18

6715 Nong Roug

230

RECENT Greasury (hambers

JUNE23 1870

227

22 June, 1870

Соро

7.6. enfr 25 June 1870.

7.8

5615

Sov,

With reference

to Mr Herbert's letter

of the 10th instant, transmitting copics

A

of correspondence relating, relating to projected American Telegraph. Line from California to Japan and China, I am directed by the Lords Commissioned

of Her Majesty's Treasury

that you

will state to Earl

to request

Granville

that although in the interest of the British Possessions

on the Pacific Coast

My Lords could not but new

with

satisfaction arrangements which might, be made for ensuring that the propoxed line of telegraph Columbia, They would not warranted in proposing that fecuniary assistance

should touch at British

f

C. F. Rogers Bar a

would not feel themselves

to Parliament-

affistance should

be

afforded