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House of Common

Admiri

Agent

approved by the Procurator Fiscal on whose recommendation they have been appointed; they have passed a satisfactory Medical Examination before D. Littlejohn, the Surgeon to the Edinbrugh Police Force, who

has certified, the men are healthy and well suited for service in the climate of Hongkong.

in' Each case

that

Having been in communication with the Peninsular & Onental Company and with McAlfed Holt of

Mew

tionfrol as reparts passages of there

and having been informed that of seat by the boats of the former Company the charge would be at the

rate

rate of £50 per

man, &clusive

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of the cost of transit this Egypt, but if by Mr Bolt's steamers, ein

the Snez Canal, the cost would be

at the rate of

£28 per

Jaw

св

& accepted Mr Holt's offer; and the first party of twenty left Liverpool in his steamer Parpedon on the 22 instant : the remaining

25 are

to follow in the Steamer "Glaucas" on the 23 instant.

rd

The Crown Amts were fortunate

in securing the assistance of the Procurator Fiscal in this walter

without whose aid it would have

been receedingly difficult to have obtained the required

number of

men Experienced

Police duties, and I have

(after consultation with you)

informed