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COPY.

$6.

8,53

Ret !! FER 97!

Messrs J. & A.B. Freeland to Crown Agents.

13, Great St Helen's

E.C.

29th January 1897.

HONG KONG Police.

In reply to your memorandum of yesterday's date, requesting us to cancel Mr. Campbell's return passage to Hong Kong per S.S. "Ballaarat" we beg to inform you that the P. & O. Co. have agreed to do this, and to refund us the sum of £20.0.10.

This sum is arrived at in the following manner.

Sum paid in Hong Kong for return passage $500
Single passage Hong Kong to London $315
Difference $185
$185 @ 2/20 :- £20.0.10.

2/2d was the current rate of exchange at the time of booking the passage.

We will pay the amount into the credit of your account on Wednesday next when we receive the P. & O. Co's cheque.

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COPY. $6. 8,53 Ret !! FER 97! Messrs J. & A.B. Freeland to Crown Agents. 13, Great St Helen's E.C. 29th January 1897. HONG KONG Police. In reply to your memorandum of yesterday's date, requesting us to cancel Mr. Campbell's return passage to Hong Kong per S.S. "Ballaarat" we beg to inform you that the P. & O. Co. have agreed to do this, and to refund us the sum of £20.0.10. This sum is arrived at in the following manner. Sum paid in Hong Kong for return passage $500 Single passage Hong Kong to London $315 Difference $185 $185 @ 2/20 :- £20.0.10. 2/2d was the current rate of exchange at the time of booking the passage. We will pay the amount into the credit of your account on Wednesday next when we receive the P. & O. Co's cheque.
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COPY. $6. 8,53 Ret !! FER 97! Messrs J. & A.B. Freeland to Crown Agents. 13, Great St Helen's 45 E.C. 29th January 1897. HONG KONG Police. In reply to your memorandum of yesterday's date, requesting us to cancel Mr. Campbell's return passage to Hong Kong per S.S. > "Ballaarat" we beg to inform you that the P. & 0. Co. have agreed to do this, and to refund us the sum of £20.0.10. This sum is arrived at in the following manner. Sum paid in Hong Kong for return passage $500 Single passage Hong Kong to London $315 Difference $185 $185 @ 2/20 :- £20.0.10. 2/2d was the current rate of exchange at the time of booking the passage. We will pay the amount into the credit of your account on Wednesday next when we receive the P. & 0. Co's cheque.
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COPY.

$6.

8,53

Ret !! FER 97!

Messrs J. & A.B. Freeland to Crown Agents.

13, Great St Helen's

45

E.C.

29th January 1897.

HONG KONG Police.

In reply to your memorandum of yesterday's date, requesting

us to cancel Mr. Campbell's return passage to Hong Kong per S.S.

>

"Ballaarat" we beg to inform you that the P. & 0. Co. have

agreed to do this, and to refund us the sum of £20.0.10.

This

sum is arrived at in the following manner.

Sum paid in Hong Kong for return passage

$500

Single passage Hong Kong to London

$315

Difference

$185

$185 @ 2/20 :- £20.0.10.

2/2d was the current rate of exchange at the time of booking the

passage.

We will pay the amount into the credit of your account on

Wednesday next when we receive the P. & 0. Co's cheque.

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