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United States bonaut to Acting belonial Secretary.-

trustworthy acretiority that the Certificates or other documents ___

required for

this shipment

Consulate-

were issued from your

The Governor would be

much

ablized by your informing

him if the statement referred

whether

objection to

names

Copy

Me 183..

Siv

United States Consulate,

Hong Stong, May 22th 1875.-

I have the honor to

the receipt of)

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acknowledge by your Me 312. bearing date May 22nd 1873, regarding a shipment of Opium Butish Steamer by phrenes, at

on

the

Macas, and relating to the Invoices therefor..

to is correct,

& if

there

giving and the

any thie

you

of

the shippers

amount

the

apium

exported...

Opium shipped

of

yo

Shave, 4 (Signed) beeil b. Smith,

Acting Colonial Secretary.-

(True Copy

Jeni 1. Smith.

-Acting Colonial Senitury.

I am asked whether the

он

that vessel was

certified to in this bonsulate.

although I am

strictly forbidden

to give information as regards Invoices, exupt to the proper Officers of my