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Enclosure 2.

Commodore Maxwell to Governor.

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Lin.

N.MS. "Victor Emmanuel "at Hongkong, 15th Octoben, 1888.

I have the honour to acknowledge

the receipt of Your Excellmay's letter 21: 130/4 of 15. instant and it enclosure. no

After the late survey by

2.

H.M.S. "Hambler " which showed that :

the som

nedings

I on

Kellett's Bank had not

altered for many years past and that consequently there had bem no process of sitting up going.

on and moreover

that the tides at that spot ran alone the:

bank, i.c. North and South, and not East and West, Iccumuot conceive that

His Exceleney

Sir G Millian Dro Vaux, KCMG

Govenor of Hong Kong,

any :