CO129-248 - Public Offices & Others - 1890 — Page 149

Shave the honour to be

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Your Obedient Servant

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REC 11 APR 30

War Office to Crown Agents.

April 1890.

Gentlemen,

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With reference to

your letter of 6th February 1890,

and former correspondence relative to fencing required for the defences of Hong Kong, I am directed to acquaint you

that

it is considered preferable to adopt the new steel palisade in place of that originally contemplated: it is desirable, however, to let the question stand over for the present until it is known whether there are funds available to meet the cost.

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