CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902 — Page 573

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Any further communication should he addressed to:-

THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL, (COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT),

BOARD OF TRADE,

7, WHITEHALL GARDENS, LONDON, S.W.

And the following letter and number should

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be quoted:

3871.

Telegraphic Address.

BOARD TRADE. COMMERCIAL,

LONDON.

Sir,

V.U.

41709

BOARD OF TRADE,

RECP (RE-98 OCT 021

(COMMERCIAL Department),

7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,

568

LONDON, S.W,

7th October,

190 2.

I am directed by the Board of Trade to acknowledge

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the receipt of your letter of the 29th ultimo, in which

27373 you inquire as to the meaning of the words "including

British" in the letter from this Department of the 5th

July last.

In reply, I an to inform you that the words in ques-

tion were intended to be taken as equivalent to "including

junks, however owned, flying the British flag."

I have the honour to be,

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

sir.

Your obedient Servant,

65. Palma