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Acting Colonial Secretary to Deputy Assistant Adjutant General.

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No. 2873.

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Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 16th. December, 1889.

Sir,

I am directed by the Governor to acknowledge

with His Excellency's thanks, the receipt of your letter Confidential

A. M. S. of the 13th. instant, and its enclosure, res- 2270 pecting the expenditure incurred on the suns voted by the

Colony for Fortifications.

I am to transmit to you the enclosed printed

correspondence on the subject of the Defences of the Colony;

and to enquire whether there is any objection to furnishing

this Government with a return of such of the works specifie

therein, as have been completed, with the cost in respect

of each; such as are in progress; and such as are not yet

commenced.

I am to add that this information will be

treated as Confidential, if necessary.

I have &c.

(Signeu) A. Lister,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

The Deputy Assistant Aujutant General,

&c.

&c.

&c.