CO129-287 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 73

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Sir,

70

Foreign Office, PEG 7 M 98

May

2

1898.

eding Consul Peat

11o 3 Commercial

March 25.18978

I am directed by the Secretary of State for Foreign

Affairs to transmit to you, to be laid before the Secretary of

State for the Colonies, the accompanying copy of a

deepatch which

has been neceived

Consul

from Merchajesty's Acting Coment. at Reunion reporting that the prohibition

now existing against

the introduction of all supplies from

plague infected Indian ports has been extended to Hong-Kong.

I am,

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

F. H. Vilies.