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It is requested that in any further communication on this subject the eve letters and numbers may be Sted, and the Letter addressed as follows-

"The Secretary of the Admiralty,

3

"Whitehall,

Branch."

"London."

G&R 14235-9090

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RECO

Admiraltyes, JUN 19 24th

th June 1889.

11

A

Sir

With reference to

Soy

29th

your

letter of the

W242

midge" type

Sof

th ultimo, asking whether a ship of the

can be obtained from the

Admiralty for Service

as a Hospital Ship

at Hong Kong, for the use of the Colonial

I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

to

inform you

that there are no vessels

of the "midge" blass on the bhina Station

gun

vessel

2. The "Merlin", a composite on that station, is however to be relieved

Year,

and

during the present Financial her dimensions compare with those of the "midge"

as

follows viz:-

Leagth Breadth Load Draft Load Displacement

Forward aft

"Midge" 155′ 25′ |82|5-10

603 tons

he

*

Merlin" 125′ 221⁄2′ | 8.5 10.5

430 tons

Ander- Secretary

of State

3. J

Colonial Office

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