CO129-307 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [10-12] — Page 185

Government House,

Hongkong, 17th October, 1901.

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I have the honour to transmit for your information the enclosed copy of letter from Sir John Carrington.

2. I approve of the suggestion of the Chief Justice in the 5th paragraph of his letter that the 2nd Volume and the Index of the new Edition of the Ordinances of the Colony should be printed under contract in England and I also recommend that the sum of $2,770.88 should be paid to Messrs. Noronha and Company to cover their expenditure in printing the first Volume (off the Chronological Table) and in binding the completed Volumes.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble servant,

[Signature]

To THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

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... to me this afternoon &

I impressed on them that until we could settle how the Colony would be settled with Noronha & Co., we could not sanction any agreement with the Clarendon Press.

6. Telegraph at once as proposed.

Cashier,

28 Nov.

Enclosure

10 Nov.

Sir,

40070

...

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