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Postmaster General to Acting Colonial Secretary

General Post Office, Hongkong, May 28th, 1880.

Sir,

With reference to your despatch of April 15th, 1876 which stated that Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies had been pleased to grant to Civil Officers in this Colony the privilege of remitting Life Insurance premiums home @ 4/2d to the dollar, I have the honour to request permission to remit annually a premium not exceeding £50.

The Commercial Union Assurance Company (19 and 20 Cornhill, London) has accepted an assurance on my life, the annual premium on which is £...

[... honourable ... J. Stewart, ... Colonial Secretary ...]

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Postmaster General to Acting Colonial Secretary

General Post Office, Hongkong, May 28th, 1880.

Sir,

With reference to your despatch of April 15th, 1876 which stated that Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies had been pleased to grant to Civil Officers in this Colony the privilege of remitting Life Insurance premiums home @ 4/2d to the dollar, I have the honour to request permission to remit annually a premium not exceeding £50.

The Commercial Union Assurance Company (19 and 20 Cornhill, London) has accepted an assurance on my life, the annual premium on which is £...

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Postmaster General to Acting Colonial Secretary General Post Office, Hongkong, May 28th, 1880. Sir, With reference to your despatch of April 15th, 1876 which stated that Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies had been pleased to grant to Civil Officers in this Colony the privilege of remitting Life Insurance premiums home @ 4/2d to the dollar, I have the honour to request permission to remit annually a premium not exceeding £50. The Commercial Union Assurance Company (19 and 20 Cornhill, London) has accepted an assurance on my life, the annual premium on which is £... [... honourable ... J. Stewart, ... Colonial Secretary ...] Page 180 Page 181 However, to follow the exact format required by the instructions (output only HTML using for paragraphs and only if absolutely necessary, without directly referencing the initial prompt or instructions), the corrected version focusing on the content provided is: C. O. 20 296 179 Postmaster General to Acting Colonial Secretary General Post Office, Hongkong, May 28th, 1880. Sir, With reference to your despatch of April 15th, 1876 which stated that Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies had been pleased to grant to Civil Officers in this Colony the privilege of remitting Life Insurance premiums home @ 4/2d to the dollar, I have the honour to request permission to remit annually a premium not exceeding £50. The Commercial Union Assurance Company (19 and 20 Cornhill, London) has accepted an assurance on my life, the annual premium on which is £... Page 180 Page 181
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Postmaster General to Aking felonial heretary

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Sir,

General Post Office, Hongkong, May 28th, 1280.

With reference to foo. fiscular of April 15th, 1876 which stated that Ster Majesty's Secretary of State for the solonies had been pleased to grant to fivil Officers in this blong the privilege of remitting Life Insurance premiumes home @ 4/2α to the dollar, I have the honour to request permission to remit annually a premiune not excuding £50.

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J. Stewart,

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my life,

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