CO129-283 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [5-6] — Page 487

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may

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a most respectable and gentleman

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I should

ways.

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be inclined to let kuin

accefer the whole presents, hand over the pictures to fovenarmenn House,

I keep the tea, which is really hardly worth speaking about, for his own on his friends consumption Par Joppose we must be consistent,

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wine recents been followed

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though as the save time I think

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the "express sacation of the I. of

state" ((oc: Reg: 422) might

not inappropriatif be granted

in this particular

particular care

regards the tea.

theoque

Perbeks

we might let him

then suggere. c.c. accept

the whole present, haud oven

the pictures & Love House, drick the tea

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I think in with us be

bad thing benclude extables

from the category of presents

not be accepted

Col. Ryulations.

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under the

Keep the

It is such a small matter & it is so obviously desirable to keep Mandarin in good humore that

should simply approve.

I do not