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passing through Hong-Kong recently en route to England,

would in every probability be begun early this autumn.

We will duly communicate with you on hearing

from our Head Office as to our application and we beg to

state that after strenuous endeavours we have succeeded in

reducing our circulation so that our issue aggregates to-day

$2,722,000 as against $2,750,000 the limit laid down by

the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury.

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In concluding we beg to apologise for the un-

avoidable delay in sending you this our reply to your commu-

nication of 14th, instant.

I am,

80.

(Sa.)T . H

WHITEHEAD,

Manager.