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Royal Gardens Kew

November 20, 1882.

I have the honour to acknowledge

the receipt of your

letter of October

respecting the Botanical and Afforestation

Department, Hong Kong.

This letter with ito enclosures has been

very carefully considered by Ser Joseph

Hooker and I am

to

offer

the following

remarks

upon it.

2.

There can be

7.0

doubt that since the

Department under MZ Ford's charge

put

071

a

to do

more independent official fooling

he Hon.

R. H. Meade,

Colonial Office.

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