CO129-191 - Public Offices & Others - 1880 — Page 294

certain astronomical.

observations in the

Colony under your charge,

And I have to request

that

you

will be good

enough to afford them

the facilities asked for.

I have

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DRAFT.

The Under Secretary,

Foreign Office.

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MINUTE.

Mr. Lempriere - 27.

Mr. Ebden.

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston.

Mr. Meade.

Mr. Herbert,

Mr. Grant Duff.

Lord Kimberley.

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11033.

Sir,

Indexed.

29 July 1880,

I am directed by

the Secretary of State for the Colonies to acknowledge the receipt of your

letter of the 19th instant,

requesting that facilities

might be afforded to

Lieut. Commander ...

[M. Seen this party in]

Baking

certain astro-

nomical

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