CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872 — Page 459

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the Governor

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confidence of Hong Kong

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improvement.

K bee 26/72

care of Mess Child Hornby & Co

SEP!

27, Lombard Street, EC.

My Lord,

17th September 1872

453

On the 13th of August last, I had the honour to address your

Lordship a communication transmitted by Governor Pope

Hennessy

with a covering

despatch, wherein I submitted

that being about to complete

the Submarine portion of the

work Connected with the port Improvements at Sierra Leone

The Rt Honble

Earl of Kimberley

etc.

etc.

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