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Enclosure 2

C.O.

improvements.

The Community are deeply grateful to His Excellency for having promptly, after his arrival, taken up the question of retrenchment ignored by his immediate predecessors, for his effective economies.

already effected, and for those promised, but I think he will find that they will still prefer, with the Secretary of State, an independent and public enquiry, as more effective and more far-reaching than any merely departmental investigation.

I have &c.

15. 4. Whitehead

Hon: G. J. M. OBrien,
Colonial Secretary

No 1258.

Copy 16732

Colonial Secretary's Office
Hong Kong, 29th August 1893

RECEIVED
558

Sir,

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 26th instant, and to inform you that it will be transmitted to the Secretary of State.

I have &c.

G. J. M. OBrien
Colonial Secretary

J. Fr. Whitehead

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Enclosure 2 C.O. improvements. The Community are deeply grateful to His Excellency for having promptly, after his arrival, taken up the question of retrenchment ignored by his immediate predecessors, for his effective economies. already effected, and for those promised, but I think he will find that they will still prefer, with the Secretary of State, an independent and public enquiry, as more effective and more far-reaching than any merely departmental investigation. I have &c. 15. 4. Whitehead Hon: G. J. M. OBrien, Colonial Secretary No 1258. Copy 16732 Colonial Secretary's Office Hong Kong, 29th August 1893 RECEIVED 558 Sir, I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 26th instant, and to inform you that it will be transmitted to the Secretary of State. I have &c. G. J. M. OBrien Colonial Secretary J. Fr. Whitehead
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Enclosure 2

C.0.

improvements.

بخور

The Community

من

deeply grateful to stis Excellency

for having

D

promptly, after his "taken up the question of

arrival, taken

retrenchuncut

ignored by

his in-

mediate predecessors, for his effective

his economies.

L

quiries, for his

already effected, and for those promised, but I think he will find that they will still prefer, with the Secretary ofitate, an independent

endent and public. enquiry, as more effective and more for reaching

than

any merely

difartmental rivestigation.

I have <.

Aligned 15. 4. Whitehead

H.

Hon : G. J. M. OBrien, cus

Colonial heretary

No 1258.

Sopy

16732

Colonial Secretary 2 Office

Soong Kong, 29th Auguel 1893

RECE

558

Sir.

J

directed

to

Acknowledge the receipt. 28th instant, of your

letter

and

that.

A

cv py

dated the 267

to inform you

opit

will be transmitted to

the Secretary of State.

The Horrible

I hav

vek.

G. J. M. OBrien Colonial Secretary

J. Fr. Whilehead

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