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sum of £218-10-6 for life

1.

eaving apparatus purchased for the Alumane Society of Hong Kong

I lost no time in communicating with the Honorary Secretary to the Society on the subject, and I received in reply a letter dated 26th June, from which it will be seen that through the inadvertent omission of the Honorary Secretary in the letter in which he applied for the Rocket-apparatus to state his reasons why it could not be supplied gratis. Your Lordship was not made aware that the Society was in a position to purchase the apparatus for a very much smaller sum than that which the Crown Agents have paid for it, and consequently Your Lordship naturally considered it a work of supererogation to telegraph, and fortunately authorized the Crown Agent to purchase it for the Society.

As a matter of fact, however, the apparatus which has been procured, is on a much more extensive scale than was ever contemplated by the Society, and is far more expensive than the Society is in a position to afford;

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sum of £218-10-6 for life 1. eaving apparatus purchased for the Alumane Society of Hong Kong I lost no time in communicating with the Honorary Secretary to the Society on the subject, and I received in reply a letter dated 26th June, from which it will be seen that through the inadvertent omission of the Honorary Secretary in the letter in which he applied for the Rocket-apparatus to state his reasons why it could not be supplied gratis. Your Lordship was not made aware that the Society was in a position to purchase the apparatus for a very much smaller sum than that which the Crown Agents have paid for it, and consequently Your Lordship naturally considered it a work of supererogation to telegraph, and fortunately authorized the Crown Agent to purchase it for the Society. As a matter of fact, however, the apparatus which has been procured, is on a much more extensive scale than was ever contemplated by the Society, and is far more expensive than the Society is in a position to afford;
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sum of £218-10.6 for life 1. eaving apparatus purchased for the Alumane Society of Hongthing I lost no time in communi- eating with the Omorary Senetary to the Society on the subject, and I received in reply reply a letter dated 96th June, from which it wil be seen that through the inadvertent mcision of the Amorary Senetary in the letter in which he applied the Rocket-apparatus to state for working telegraphic reply sout-art in for exprefly a his reasms eme it could not be supplied gratis. Your Indshipe was not make aware that the Tomin ! 488 was in a position to purchase the apparater for a very emmaller fuuw much than that which the Ornon Agents have faid for it, and consequently You Lordship any naturally considered it a work of expreverogation to telegraph, and fromfitly authorized the Anon Agent to purchase it for the Society. As a matter of fact; however, the apparatus which has been proaned, is in a much more extensive scale than was euer contemplated by the Toriely, and far Society, erepensive than the is in a position to afford;
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sum of £218-10.6 for life

1.

eaving apparatus purchased for the Alumane Society of Hongthing

I lost

no time in communi-

eating with the Omorary Senetary to the Society on the subject, and I received in reply

reply a letter dated

96th June, from which it wil be seen that through the inadvertent mcision of the Amorary Senetary in the letter in which he applied the Rocket-apparatus to state

for working telegraphic reply sout-art in

for

exprefly

a

his

reasms

eme it could not be supplied gratis. Your Indshipe

was

not

make aware that the Tomin

!

488

was in a position to purchase the apparater for a very

emmaller

fuuw

much

than that which

the Ornon Agents have faid for it, and consequently You Lordship any naturally considered it a work of expreverogation to telegraph, and fromfitly authorized the Anon Agent to purchase it for the Society.

As a matter of fact; however, the apparatus which has been proaned, is

in a much more

extensive scale than

was

euer

contemplated by the Toriely, and

far

Society,

erepensive than the

is in a position to afford;

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