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complained at Cooktown, Townsville, and Brisbane, and had by my orders been freely used for sanitary purposes. I trust the foregoing relation of facts will be sufficient to place you in a position to contradict untrue statements which must, I think, have originated in interested parties in order to make the position clear. I shall have much pleasure in confirming the statement on oath before a Notary.

I remain,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed)
Henry Webber,
Commander S.S. "Ocean"

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I, Henry Webber, Master Mariner and Commander of the British Steam Ship "Ocean", now temporarily residing at Victoria, Hong Kong, do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare that the letter dated September 24th, 1881, addressed to W. G. James, Esq., Mayor, G. R. Stevens, Esq., and comprised in the three Sheets of foolscap paper hereunto annexed, was written and signed by me; and that all and every statement contained and set forth in the said letter are severally true.

And I further declare that the Statements and Circumstances therein contained are true; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, by virtue of an Act made and passed in the Sixth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled "An Act to repeal an Act of the then present session of Parliament, entitled 'An Act for the more effectual abolition of oaths and affirmations taken and made in various Departments of the State, and to substitute declarations in lieu thereof, and for the more entire abolition of unnecessary and extrajudicial oaths and affidavits, and to make other provisions for the abolition of unnecessary oaths'."

Declared at Pretoria in the Colony of Hong Kong, this Twenty-fourth day of September, A.D. 1881.
(Signed)
Henry Webber

Before me,
(Signed)
Edmund Sharp,
Notary Public,
Hong Kong

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complained at Cooktown, Townsville, and Brisbane, and had by my orders been freely used for sanitary purposes. I trust the foregoing relation of facts will be sufficient to place you in a position to contradict untrue statements which must, I think, have originated in interested parties in order to make the position clear. I shall have much pleasure in confirming the statement on oath before a Notary. I remain, Your obedient servant, (Signed) Henry Webber, Commander S.S. "Ocean" 280 I, Henry Webber, Master Mariner and Commander of the British Steam Ship "Ocean", now temporarily residing at Victoria, Hong Kong, do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare that the letter dated September 24th, 1881, addressed to W. G. James, Esq., Mayor, G. R. Stevens, Esq., and comprised in the three Sheets of foolscap paper hereunto annexed, was written and signed by me; and that all and every statement contained and set forth in the said letter are severally true. And I further declare that the Statements and Circumstances therein contained are true; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, by virtue of an Act made and passed in the Sixth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled "An Act to repeal an Act of the then present session of Parliament, entitled 'An Act for the more effectual abolition of oaths and affirmations taken and made in various Departments of the State, and to substitute declarations in lieu thereof, and for the more entire abolition of unnecessary and extrajudicial oaths and affidavits, and to make other provisions for the abolition of unnecessary oaths'." Declared at Pretoria in the Colony of Hong Kong, this Twenty-fourth day of September, A.D. 1881. (Signed) Henry Webber Before me, (Signed) Edmund Sharp, Notary Public, Hong Kong
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oblamed at Cooktown Townsville and Brisbane.

and had by my orders been freely used for sanitary purposes. I trust the foregoing relation of factor will be enfficient

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280

I. Henry Webber Master Marener and Commander of the British Steam Ship Ocean now temporarily residing at Victoria Hong Kong do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare that the letter dated September 24th 1881 addressed to 19. G. James, Eag Mosor G. R. Stevens bes and comprised in the Seam Sheets of foolscap paper hereas to annexed was written and eigned by

HLO

the said all and every contained and set forths in the aid letter are severally

Henry Webber And I further declare that

the Statements and Circume lañer

true and

And I make this solemuse declaration

consecentionaly believing the same to be trie

the provisions of

and

virtue

of

an act

made and passed in the Sixth year of

the

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reign of His late Majesty King William the fourth cutituted an act to repeal act of the then present session of Varka - "ment entituled an act for the more effectual

ial abolition of aathes and affirmations lähen and made in varonis Departurents of the State and to substitute declarations

"in live thereof and for

exppression of voluntary

the more entire

and extra

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raths and affidavits and to make otters provisions for the abolition of unnecessary selared at Pretoria in the Colony of thong (Signed)

ralts.

y aforesaid this Twenty With day of Seph ( Henry Webber be A.D. 1881. Before

(Signed)

mes

Edmund Sharp

Notary Public

Ang Kong

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