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Chairman of the Public School Committee to plenical Scontary :

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aghong, 30th June, 1888.

Hongkong.

Hon & Stewart, [L.().

Colonial Seanetary,

Six.

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On Tuesday, the 17th in start, His Excellency the Governor, attended by yourself as Colonial Secretary, enough to rescive a Deputation from Committe of the Hongkong Public School, The Deputation consisted of the Honounc J. Bell-Irving, Member of the Legiviation Conveil, Thos. Jackson, Expe of the Houghtony

and Shanghai Banck and myself. The principal objear of the m

to ack His Excellency

Deputation

was

to

allow the Committee of the School the

privilege of purchasing at the Government

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