CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 582

Government House, Hongkong, 21 May 1877

I have the honour to inform Your Lordship that at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held the 23rd Instant a vote for $13,534.95 cents the estimated

Right Honourable

Earl of Carnarvon

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State,

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