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99th October ultimo.

5.

to Japan

on

propose to proceed

the 13th instant. The

English Minister ( the Honourable

F.R. Plunkett), has invited me

to make the Legation my

head- quarters, and I shall thus have the best possible opportunity of discussing with him several questions affecting the commercial and other relations beturen Japan

and this

Colony

I have the honour, to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most the dront Humble cervant,

5.B.Bowen

Copy)

G

Enclosure.

•Medical Certificate.

HongKong,

C. 0.

17-815

August 30th 1884.

300

As I apprehended, His Excellency Sir George F. Bowen's health has not improved. I therefore think it a imperative that he should proceed. without delay to Japan to undergo. (as suggested in my certificate dested

April 16th)

of treatment at the hot mineral springs, which it

will be impossible to do later on, in Consequence of the setting in of the c-

weather:

a courier

the cold

(Signed) William Hartigan.

Mein. Coll. Phys.

Yam