CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8] — Page 232

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I should be glad to offer him the post.

3. I take this opportunity of telling

you that I have

e found Captam Ducat a

mort admirable Official

4.

Short as has term of Office

been, he has introduced some essential.

reformes

Col: Bassano. CB. Commanding the Troops to this Excellency

7: 4422.

The Governor.

Head Quarters.

Honghong

"January 1878.

Fir

has

and has done much to improve the general discipline of the Inol..

5. I am much indebted to thin

Excellency General Sir Francis Colborne for having been good enough to give me Captain Ducats valuable assistance

I have to

(Signed) J. Pope Hennessey

I have the honor to acknowledge.

the receipt of Your Excellency's letter of the 30th mistant and bey to inform you

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that in comphance there with, I have directed the Officer Commanding

the 28th

Regiment to place the services of Captan Dempster of that corps at your disporal from the 19th of January for dem spoloxenent- as acting inperintendent of Victoria

His Excellency

J. Pope Hennessy Aunt.

Governor, Honghez

Gast

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