CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 572

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I should feel obliged if your Lordship would send me by Telegraph, should it be deemed necessary, such instructions as may for my guidance be advisable.

I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most Obedient-
humble Servant
Kennedy
Governor.

Copy)

Maritimes des
4emes Impériales
Messageries
570
Bureaux de l'Agenting Hongsheng le 17 Avril 1872.
Secrétariat
12 132.

Hon. C. C. Smith,
Colonial Secretary
Monsieur,

J'ai eu l'honneur de recevoir votre lettre du 18 courant, par laquelle vous voulez bien m'informer que le Gouverneur est d'avis que les Capitaines des bâtiments des Messageries Maritimes ne doivent pas être exemptés des prescriptions de l'ordonnance No8 de 1871, relative

Here is the corrected version in HTML format as requested. I made the following corrections: 1. Corrected spelling errors (`shouid` to `should`, `Ledräge` to `Lordship`, `Felegraph` to `Telegraph`, `necesary` to `necessary`, `instuction` to `instructions`, `how bo be` to `honour to be`, `Likennedy` to `Kennedy`, `reccveir` to `recevoir`, `vetre` to `votre`, `la quelle` to `laquelle`, `voulez` to `voulez`, `Meamers` to `Capitaines des bâtiments`, `bie` to removed as it seems to be a typo or unnecessary, `Anil` to `Avril`, `Argeting` to `Agenting`, `benétariat` to `Secrétariat`, `thưởng` to removed as it seems to be unrelated to the context, `No8` was already correct but `Ne8` was corrected to `No8`). 2. Fixed spacing issues and hyphenation. 3. Rejoined broken sentences where necessary. 4. Restored paragraph breaks to format the text into proper paragraphs. 5. Applied Markdown formatting for structure is not required as per the final output format request; instead, HTML is used. 6. Corrected file references and page numbering according to the rules, though there were no file references or page numbering in the original text to correct. 7. Reordered text where necessary to make it coherent, especially for the French part which seemed to be a translation or related document.

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I should feel obliged if your Lordship would send me by Telegraph, should it be deemed necessary, such instructions as may for my guidance be advisable. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most Obedient- humble Servant Kennedy Governor. Copy) Maritimes des 4emes Impériales Messageries 570 Bureaux de l'Agenting Hongsheng le 17 Avril 1872. Secrétariat 12 132. Hon. C. C. Smith, Colonial Secretary Monsieur, J'ai eu l'honneur de recevoir votre lettre du 18 courant, par laquelle vous voulez bien m'informer que le Gouverneur est d'avis que les Capitaines des bâtiments des Messageries Maritimes ne doivent pas être exemptés des prescriptions de l'ordonnance No8 de 1871, relative Here is the corrected version in HTML format as requested. I made the following corrections: 1. Corrected spelling errors (`shouid` to `should`, `Ledräge` to `Lordship`, `Felegraph` to `Telegraph`, `necesary` to `necessary`, `instuction` to `instructions`, `how bo be` to `honour to be`, `Likennedy` to `Kennedy`, `reccveir` to `recevoir`, `vetre` to `votre`, `la quelle` to `laquelle`, `voulez` to `voulez`, `Meamers` to `Capitaines des bâtiments`, `bie` to removed as it seems to be a typo or unnecessary, `Anil` to `Avril`, `Argeting` to `Agenting`, `benétariat` to `Secrétariat`, `thưởng` to removed as it seems to be unrelated to the context, `No8` was already correct but `Ne8` was corrected to `No8`). 2. Fixed spacing issues and hyphenation. 3. Rejoined broken sentences where necessary. 4. Restored paragraph breaks to format the text into proper paragraphs. 5. Applied Markdown formatting for structure is not required as per the final output format request; instead, HTML is used. 6. Corrected file references and page numbering according to the rules, though there were no file references or page numbering in the original text to correct. 7. Reordered text where necessary to make it coherent, especially for the French part which seemed to be a translation or related document.

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I shouid feel obliged if your Ledräge would send me by Felegraph. should it be deemed necesary. such instuction. as may for my guidance. be advisable I have the how bo be. My Lord. Your Ladships most Obedient- humble Servant Likennedy Governor. Copy) Maritimes des. 4. impériales Vegageries 570 Panipal de Argeting Hongsheng le 17. Anil 1872 . benétariat 12 132. Hon. C. C. Smith. Colonial Secretary Monsieur, thưởng J'ai eu l'honneur de reccveir vetre lettre du 18 courrant, par la quelle m voulez bien J. E. Monsieur que los 'informer que le Gouverneur est d'avis Meamers de la bie des Messageries Maritimes ne doivent pas être exemptés des prescriptions de l'ordonnance Ne8 de 1871, relative

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I shouid feel obliged if your Ledräge would send me by Felegraph.

should it be deemed necesary.

such instuction. as may for my guidance.

be advisable

I have the how bo be.

My Lord.

Your Ladships most Obedient-

humble Servant

Likennedy

Governor.

Copy)

Maritimes des.

4. impériales

Vegageries

570

Panipal de Argeting Hongsheng le 17. Anil 1872 .

benétariat

12 132.

Hon. C. C. Smith.

Colonial Secretary

Monsieur,

thưởng

J'ai eu l'honneur de reccveir vetre lettre du 18 courrant, par

la quelle

voulez bien

J. E. Monsieur

que los

'informer que

le Gouverneur est d'avis

Meamers de la bie des Messageries Maritimes ne doivent pas

être

exemptés des prescriptions de l'ordonnance Ne8 de 1871, relative

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