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No. 230

3rd

C. O. C.O.

DESPATCH.

2305

YER? 20 JAN OF

269

No.

Zee

900

Jou

vious Paper.

526

Personal

(Subject)

al allowanc

In Hewart Lockhart

Reft trour comfe deck 28bat, do you approve former

alice July

in addition to permanent increase

of salary approved of in your desk 2 to! If

Imount. Telegraph reply.

(Minutes)

The ref... here showed by to his confidential despatch

-12.03

tent Paper.

7

Uue 3,81 october. We decided

against

this proposal

a

20 Jan 1900

345-26. Then fue- Talegraph.

Rumourous.

Thaisut to

habits.

your plegram of to-day's date

menase of salary is

adjudicate

unitaria

in liew of not

Ambushas

in addition to paspored prison allowanced

covestor should date

and

hicromancy. Sout 55 hut

from Jamnary.

Bus from

al ma

wi

2011

gur 20,

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No. 230

3rd

C. O. C.O.

DESPATCH.

2305

YER? 20 JAN OF

269

No.

...

Personal

(Subject)

Allowance

In Hewart Lockhart

Refer to your confidential dispatch 28th, do you approve former...

in addition to permanent increase

of salary approved of in your dispatch 2nd? If so, what amount. Telegraph reply.

(Minutes)

The reference here showed by his confidential despatch

-12.03

...

7

On 3rd October, we decided against this proposal.

20 Jan 1900

345-26. Then a telegram.

Rumourous.

...

your telegram of to-day's date

increase of salary is

...

in lieu of not

...

in addition to personal allowance

...

and

...

from January.

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No. 230 3rd C. O. C.O. DESPATCH. 2305 YER? 20 JAN OF 269 No. Zee 900 Jou vious Paper. 526 Personal (Subject) al allowanc In Hewart Lockhart Reft trour comfe deck 28bat, do you approve former alice July in addition to permanent increase of salary approved of in your desk 2 to! If Imount. Telegraph reply. (Minutes) The ref... here showed by to his confidential despatch -12.03 tent Paper. 7 Uue 3,81 october. We decided against this proposal a 20 Jan 1900 345-26. Then fue- Talegraph. Rumourous. Thaisut to habits. your plegram of to-day's date menase of salary is adjudicate unitaria in liew of not Ambushas in addition to paspored prison allowanced covestor should date and hicromancy. Sout 55 hut from Jamnary. Bus from al ma wi 2011 gur 20, However, to follow the instructions more closely and improve the output: ## Step 1: Analyze the given text for OCR errors and formatting. The text appears to be a historical document with significant OCR errors, including misrecognized characters, incorrect spacing, and potential layout issues. ## Step 2: Correct spelling errors and spacing issues. Upon inspection, there are numerous spelling errors (e.g., "Reft trour" should be "Refer to", "despatch" is correctly used but could be modernized to "dispatch", "plegram" should be "telegram", "menase" could be "increase", "adjudicate unitaria" is unclear, "liew" should be "lieu", "paspored" is likely "personal", "allowanced" should be "allowance", "covestor" is unclear, "hicromancy" is not clear but could be a misrecognition, "Sout" should be "South", "Jamnary" should be "January") and spacing issues. ## Step 3: Rejoin broken sentences and restore paragraph breaks. The text seems to be a mix of a despatch and minutes, with some parts clearly being related to salary and allowances. Sentences are broken, and there are issues with paragraph breaks. ## Step 4: Format the text in Markdown and then convert to HTML as per the instructions. Given the complexity and the errors in the text, a direct conversion to HTML with tags is required. The best answer is: No. 230 3rd C. O. C.O. DESPATCH. 2305 YER? 20 JAN OF 269 No. ... Personal (Subject) Allowance In Hewart Lockhart Refer to your confidential dispatch 28th, do you approve former... in addition to permanent increase of salary approved of in your dispatch 2nd? If so, what amount. Telegraph reply. (Minutes) The reference here showed by his confidential despatch -12.03 ... 7 On 3rd October, we decided against this proposal. 20 Jan 1900 345-26. Then a telegram. Rumourous. ... your telegram of to-day's date increase of salary is ... in lieu of not ... in addition to personal allowance ... and ... from January.
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No. 230 3rd C. O. C.O. DESPATCH. 2305 YER? 20 JAN OF 269 No. Zee 900 Jou vious Paper. 526 صحیح ہے کہ ہے Personal (Subject.) al allowanc In Hewart Lockhart Reft trour comfe deck 28bat, do you approve fermer alice July in addition to permanent increase of salery approved of in your desk 2 to! If Imount. Telegraph reply. (Minutes.) so what The reframes here showed by to his infidential despaliti -12.03 tent Paper. 7 Uue 3,81 october. We decided agains this proposal a 20 Jan 1900 345-26. Then fue- Talegraph. Rumourous. Thaisut to habits. your plegram of to-day's date menase of salary is adjudicate unitaria in liew of not Ambushas in addition to paspored prison allowanced covestor should date and hicromancy. Sout 55 hut from Jamnary. Bus from al ma wi 2011 gur 20,
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No. 230

3rd

C. O. C.O.

DESPATCH.

2305

YER? 20 JAN OF

269

No.

Zee

900

Jou

vious Paper.

526

صحیح ہے کہ ہے

Personal

(Subject.)

al allowanc

In Hewart Lockhart

Reft trour comfe deck 28bat, do you approve fermer

alice July

in addition to permanent increase

of salery approved of in your desk 2 to! If

Imount. Telegraph reply.

(Minutes.)

so what

The reframes here showed by to his infidential despaliti

-12.03

tent Paper.

7

Uue 3,81 october. We decided

agains

this proposal

a

20 Jan 1900

345-26. Then fue- Talegraph.

Rumourous.

Thaisut to

habits.

your plegram of to-day's date

menase of salary is

adjudicate

unitaria

in liew of not

Ambushas

in addition to paspored prison allowanced

covestor should date

and

hicromancy. Sout 55 hut

from Jamnary.

Bus from

al ma

wi

2011

gur 20,

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