of Hong Kong, reporting that the Leg. Council had unanimously voted the increase) contribution, but had also passed certain resolutions bearing on the subject.
2. In regard to the first of these Resolutions I am to point out that in your letter (No.40248) of 15th Jan? last it was suggested that the words "Infantry of the Line, 2 Battalion" in the Appendix of the draft despatch should be altered into "Infantry 2 Battalions," because one of the Battalions might possibly be raised in England, but your letter omitted to notice the consequent necessity to alter the words "Total Europeans 2525" in the same Appendix, and the words "Imperial Troops 2525" in par. 6 of the despatch; letter of the 15th of Jan was not communicated to the Colonial Govt that...
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