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of Hong Kong will take twelve months including time of travelling it is estimated that the cost of Regimental Pay and allowances for Quarters, and passages out and home, for a party of one Officer and twenty men will amount to about £ 4.200. In this sum £ 2000 is taken for

passages per

P. and O. Steamers.

Ybe believes that the Admiralty have

contract with the P. and O. Company

in which case the passages

probably be less than ₤ 2000.

would

the

total cost of the Survey would therefore probably be about £8000 without Admiralty and War Office assistance e

the

basis of

the extent and upon scale noted in his memorandum

of the 26th. August, 1890, a copy of which has been furnished for Lord Amutsford's information.

At this late period it is almost

party out this The Observers he considers

too late to send a year.

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should have been at Hong Kong last month and the Surveyors at the

end of this.

Ame

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Charles Wood

for the Secretary