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It is requested that in any further communication on this subject the above letters and numbers may be quoted, and the Letter addressed as follows:-

"The Secretary of the Admiralty,

"Whitehall,

D, Branch."

"London."

Admiralty, S. W.,

28th June,

REC

C.O.

26325

42

1902.

Per 30 JUN 02)

sir,

I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of

the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that a report has been received from H.M.Dockyard, Hong Kong, to the effect that the situation at that Port as regards the water supply is critical, and in view of the representations made as to... the shortness of water it has been found necessary to for- ward to Hong Kong two sets of distilling apparatus and boilers at considerable cost to meet Naval requirements.

My Lords understand that the question of the improvement

of the water supply at Hong Kong is now under the consid-

eration of the Colonial Authorities, and would be glad to

know how the matter now stands.

I am,

Sir,

Your Obedient Servant,

Hy Vansitant Klall.

rent

The Under Secretary of State for the Colonies,

Colonial Office,

L.P.-No, 9.

S. W.

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