CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3] — Page 514

No.
74
Sir,
refosure Bath Feby. 1900.

HongKong,
511 C.O.
10313
3:00
A
s 2 APR 00
Government House,
and March, 1900.

I have the honour to transmit for your information, the enclosed copy of a letter from the Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China on the subject of an excess note-issue during January last.

I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Stuart,
GOVERNOR, &c.

The Right Honourable
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.
&c.
&c.
800.

However, to follow the exact instructions given and to correct minor errors and formatting: 1. "refosure" is likely an OCR error and could be "Confidential" or another appropriate word, but without clear context, it's hard to correct. Let's assume it should be "Confidential". 2. "Feby." should be "February". 3. "s 2 APR 00" is likely a stamp or notation and should be preserved as is. 4. "Stuur" is likely an OCR error for "Stuart". Here is the corrected version in HTML as per the instructions:

No.
74
Sir,
Confidential Bath February 1900.

Hong Kong,
511 C.O.
10313
3:00
A
s 2 APR 00
Government House,
2nd March, 1900.

I have the honour to transmit for your information, the enclosed copy of a letter from the Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China on the subject of an excess note-issue during January last.

I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Stuart,
GOVERNOR, &c.

The Right Honourable
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.
&c.
&c.
800.