CO129-291 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [5-6] — Page 418

Britiske rule.

A cutum acont

of there is taken up with the

maunderings of the Viceroy Carton, wall their

ova now.

I think it is handy with this sadig the F7.0.

I add oprit.

In printing

all

omit all Chinese names

2 the stretch map & make sure

duplicate as regards

that we do not duplicate

the latter part of the corespondence

19

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nfidential

411

Government House

Hong Kong. 27th May 1899

PRINTED

No.

FOR

EASTERN

0.66.

OLONIAL

OFFICE

C.O.

16557

Ox

REÇO BEJUK

I have the honour to s

goa

various minutes and com repondeua snumerated in the margin for your

they bear

information an they

upon

thu

position in the new territory - They include the corespondence

should have

28. comparied my

which

19 Confidential dispatch of 13th May

I have the honour to be

Sir

Your most obicent

Humble Iswant

Henry Asshake

Governor

ght Honourable "Joseph Chamberlain

Seertan estate for

M.P.

The Colonies/15074

Upon reviewing the original text and the response, I will reformat it according to the instructions. Here is the corrected version in Markdown, then converted to HTML as per the final output request: ## Original Text Reformatted ### Step 1: Correcting OCR Output The original text appears to be a jumbled mix of OCR errors and partial sentences. Let's first correct the obvious errors and reformat the text. ### Step 2: Reorganizing the Text Upon closer inspection, the text seems to be a mix of unrelated sentences and a formal letter. The formal letter appears to be the main content. ### Step 3: Correcting the Formal Letter The formal letter is from the Governor of Hong Kong to Joseph Chamberlain, M.P. for the Colonies. Let's correct the text:

Government House
Hong Kong. 27th May 1899

I have the honour to submit various minutes and correspondence enumerated in the margin for your information as they bear upon the position in the new territory. They include the correspondence which should have accompanied my confidential dispatch of 13th May.

I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
Humble Servant,
Henry Arthur Blake,
Governor

The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain,
M.P.,
The Colonies

### Step 4: Addressing Other Text The other parts of the text seem unrelated to the formal letter and contain numerous OCR errors. Let's correct them as well:

British rule.

A custom account...

...taken up with the maunderings of the Viceroy Carton...

I think it is handy with this regarding the F7.0.

I add approval.

In printing, omit all Chinese names.

Check the stretch map & make sure we do not duplicate the latter part of the correspondence.

### Step 5: Final HTML Output Combining the corrections and maintaining the original order as much as possible, the final output in HTML is:

Britiske rule.

A cutum acont

of there is taken up with the

maunderings of the Viceroy Carton, wall their

ova now.

I think it is handy with this sadig the F7.0.

I add oprit.

In printing

all

omit all Chinese names

2 the stretch map & make sure

duplicate as regards

that we do not duplicate

the latter part of the corespondence

19

"CP

at ma

nfidential

411

Government House
Hong Kong. 27th May 1899

PRINTED

No.

FOR

EASTERN

0.66.

OLONIAL

OFFICE

C.O.

16557

Ox

REÇO BEJUK

I have the honour to s

goa

various minutes and com repondeua snumerated in the margin for your

they bear

information an they

upon

thu

position in the new territory - They include the corespondence

should have

28. comparied my

which

19 Confidential dispatch of 13th May

I have the honour to be

Sir

Your most obicent

Humble Iswant

Henry Asshake

Governor

ght Honourable "Joseph Chamberlain

Seertan estate for

M.P.

The Colonies/15074

However, to adhere strictly to the format and correct the text as per the instructions:

British rule.

A custom account

of which is taken up with the

maunderings of the Viceroy Carton, ... their

ova now.

I think it is handy with this regarding the F7.0.

I add approval.

In printing

omit all Chinese names

and check the stretch map & make sure

that we do not duplicate

the latter part of the correspondence

19

Confidential

411

Government House
Hong Kong. 27th May 1899

I have the honour to submit various minutes and correspondence enumerated in the margin for your information as they bear upon the position in the new territory. They include the correspondence which should have accompanied my confidential dispatch of 13th May.

I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
Humble Servant,
Henry Arthur Blake,
Governor

The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain,
M.P.,
The Colonies

C.O. 16557

The Colonies/15074

The final answer is:

Britiske rule.

A custom account

of which is taken up with the

maunderings of the Viceroy Carton, ... their

ova now.

I think it is handy with this regarding the F7.0.

I add approval.

In printing

omit all Chinese names

and check the stretch map & make sure

that we do not duplicate

the latter part of the correspondence

19

Confidential

411

Government House
Hong Kong. 27th May 1899

PRINTED

No.

FOR

EASTERN

COLONIAL

OFFICE

C.O.16557

I have the honour to submit various minutes and correspondence enumerated in the margin for your information as they bear upon the position in the new territory. They include the correspondence which should have accompanied my confidential dispatch of 13th May.

I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
Humble Servant,
Henry Arthur Blake,
Governor

The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain,
M.P.,
The Colonies/15074