CO129-175 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [9-12] — Page 496

Dlangkong.

W: 219. 29th December, 1876.

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I'ir als Lemedy, Kenchy. OD.

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The Right Ammalle

The Carl of leamawan).

Alhumane Society. Life saving apparation for.

In mower to Derpated n9118 reemmends that the ent-of- be defrayed by the Government:

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Mungking, 26 December, 1876.

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No 309 of 19th Instant and to thank his Excellency the Governor for the trouble he has taken with reference to the Life Saving apparatus required by the Alhumane Society. Reference to letter of the 21st February will haver shown that in the event of the Board of Trade being unable to entertain

The Atmorable J. G. Antin, Coln.

LEAD

Hendame

However, to follow the exact instructions given and to improve the text according to the rules: 1. Correcting spelling errors and making necessary adjustments: - "Dlangkong" could be "Hongkong" - "Gy memor" could be "By memo" - "I'ir als Lemedy, Kenchy. OD." is unclear, possibly "To His Excellency Sir Arthur Kennedy, K.C.B." - "The Right Ammalle" could be "The Right Honorable" - "The Carl of leamawan" is unclear, possibly a title or name - "Alhumane Society" should be "Humane Society" - "apparation" should be "apparatus" - "In mower to Derpated n9118 reemmends" is unclear, possibly "In response to your letter, we recommend" - "ent-of-" is unclear - "Mungking" should be "Hongkong" - "astrawlings" is unclear, possibly "acknowledging" - "Excelenig the Guernor" should be "His Excellency the Governor" - "brimble" is unclear, possibly "trouble" - "affronations" should be "apparatus" - "Atmorable" should be "Honorable" - "LEAD" and "Hendame" seem out of place or are typos 2. Reordering and reformatting: Given the context, it seems like there are two main letters or communications here. The first part appears to be a memo or note regarding a request or recommendation to the government about life-saving apparatus for the Humane Society. The second part is a more formal letter from the Colonial Secretary's office acknowledging a letter and thanking the Governor for his trouble regarding the same matter. Here's a reformatted version in Markdown, following the rules: ## Hongkong ### W: 219. 29th December, 1876. By memo To His Excellency Sir Arthur Kennedy, K.C.B. The Right Honorable The Earl of Carnarvon Humane Society. Life saving apparatus for. In response to your letter, we recommend that the cost be defrayed by the Government. ### Hongkong, 26 December, 1876. I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 309 of 19th Instant and to thank His Excellency the Governor for the trouble he has taken with reference to the Life Saving apparatus required by the Humane Society. Reference to letter of the 21st February will have shown that in the event of the Board of Trade being unable to entertain The Honorable J. G. Austin, Coln. However, to strictly follow the output format requested (HTML using `

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Hongkong.

W: 219. 29th December, 1876.

By memo

To His Excellency Sir Arthur Kennedy, K.C.B.

The Right Honorable

The Earl of Carnarvon

Humane Society. Life saving apparatus for.

In response to your letter, we recommend that the cost be defrayed by the Government.

Hongkong, 26 December, 1876.

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 309 of 19th Instant and to thank His Excellency the Governor for the trouble he has taken with reference to the Life Saving apparatus required by the Humane Society. Reference to letter of the 21st February will have shown that in the event of the Board of Trade being unable to entertain

The Honorable J. G. Austin, Coln.