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City Hall, Hongkong,

23 October, 1886,

21693

RECO

REGP 30 NOV 86,

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st instant transmitting a copy of a circular despatch and its enclosure from Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding a proposed gift by the Dowager Lady Vernon of works by the late Lord Vernon and asking whether the City Hall Committee would accept the terms and conditions laid down by her ladyship.

In reply I have the honour, by direction of the City Hall Committee, to state that they will willingly accept for the City Hall Library the works mentioned in the Secretary of State's despatch.

The Honourable

Fr. Stewart, LL.D.

Acting Colonial Secretary

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City Hall, Hongkong, 23 October, 1886, 21693 RECO REGP 30 NOV 86, Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st instant transmitting a copy of a circular despatch and its enclosure from Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding a proposed gift by the Dowager Lady Vernon of works by the late Lord Vernon and asking whether the City Hall Committee would accept the terms and conditions laid down by her ladyship. In reply I have the honour, by direction of the City Hall Committee, to state that they will willingly accept for the City Hall Library the works mentioned in the Secretary of State's despatch. The Honourable Fr. Stewart, LL.D. Acting Colonial Secretary
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> (Copy) Sir, Enclosure. 487 City Hall, Hongkong, 23. October, 1886, 21693 RECO REGP 30 NOV 86, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21. ivetant transmitting a copy of a circular despatch and its enclosure from Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding a proposed gift by the Dowager Lady Vernon of Works by the late ford_ Vernon and asking whether the City Hall Committee would accept the terms and conditions laid down by her dauphip by In reply I have the honour, direction of the City Hall Committee, to state that they will willingly accept for the City Hall Library the works mentioned in the Secretary of thates The Honourable Fr. Stewart, LL.D. despatch Acting Colonial Secretary
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Sir,

Enclosure.

487

City Hall, Hongkong,

23. October, 1886,

21693

RECO

REGP 30 NOV 86,

I have the honour to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter of the 21. ivetant transmitting a copy of a circular despatch and its enclosure from Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding a proposed gift by the Dowager Lady Vernon of Works by the late ford_ Vernon and asking whether the City Hall Committee would accept the terms and conditions laid down by her dauphip

by

In reply I have the honour, direction of the City Hall Committee, to state that they will willingly accept for the City Hall Library the works mentioned in the Secretary of thates

The Honourable

Fr. Stewart, LL.D.

despatch

Acting Colonial Secretary

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