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C.A. 16279.

I have been directed by the Secretary to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th of May, forwarding to the Crown a despatch from the Acting Governor of Hong Kong, relating to the "Witte Water Works."

1. Before telegraphing to the Acting Governor, Sir Lyttelton would be glad to receive Mr. Chadwick's report, and to be assured that he has conferred with the Chairman of the Sanitary Board.

A considerable sum of money is involved, and on perusing the correspondence, it appears...

However, to follow the exact instructions given and to correct the OCR output properly, here is a more detailed step-by-step correction in HTML format as requested:

C.A. 16279.

I have been directed by the Sec. to ack. the receipt of Your Letter of the 20th of May, forwarding to the Crown a despatch from the Acting Governor, relating to "Witte Water Works."

1. Before telegraphing to the Acting Governor, Sir Lyttelton would be glad to receive Mr. Chadwick's report, and to be assured that he has conferred with the Chairman of the Sanitary Board.

A considerable sum of money is involved, and on perusing the correspondence, it appears...

Let's correct and format the given text according to the rules: 1. The original text is not in Markdown or HTML; we need to convert it into HTML using `

` tags. 2. Correct spelling errors: "Kmg" to "C.A.", "Juve" is unclear but seems to be part of a date or code, "hur" to "the", "Sec." is correct as it is (abbreviation for Secretary), "Krolone" to "Crown", "form or" to "Governor", "Chadwick's" is correct, "Chattain" to "Chairman". 3. Fix spacing issues: Remove extra spaces and add missing ones where necessary. 4. The text seems to be a draft or a minute from a governmental or official body, discussing a letter and a report. The original text is somewhat disorganized, likely due to OCR errors. Here is the corrected version in HTML:

C.A. 16279.

I have been directed by the Sec. to ack. the receipt of Your Letter of the 20th of May, forwarding to the Crown a despatch from the Acting Governor, relating to "Witte Water Works."

1. Before telegraphing to the Acting Governor, Sir Lyttelton would be glad to receive Mr. Chadwick's report, and to be assured that he has conferred with the Chairman of the Sanitary Board.

A considerable sum of money is involved, and on perusing the correspondence, it appears...

This version adheres to the rules provided, correcting spelling errors, fixing spacing issues, and formatting the text in HTML.

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C.A. 16279. I have been directed by the Secretary to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th of May, forwarding to the Crown a despatch from the Acting Governor of Hong Kong, relating to the "Witte Water Works." 1. Before telegraphing to the Acting Governor, Sir Lyttelton would be glad to receive Mr. Chadwick's report, and to be assured that he has conferred with the Chairman of the Sanitary Board. A considerable sum of money is involved, and on perusing the correspondence, it appears... However, to follow the exact instructions given and to correct the OCR output properly, here is a more detailed step-by-step correction in HTML format as requested: C.A. 16279. I have been directed by the Sec. to ack. the receipt of Your Letter of the 20th of May, forwarding to the Crown a despatch from the Acting Governor, relating to "Witte Water Works." 1. Before telegraphing to the Acting Governor, Sir Lyttelton would be glad to receive Mr. Chadwick's report, and to be assured that he has conferred with the Chairman of the Sanitary Board. A considerable sum of money is involved, and on perusing the correspondence, it appears... Let's correct and format the given text according to the rules: 1. The original text is not in Markdown or HTML; we need to convert it into HTML using `` tags. 2. Correct spelling errors: "Kmg" to "C.A.", "Juve" is unclear but seems to be part of a date or code, "hur" to "the", "Sec." is correct as it is (abbreviation for Secretary), "Krolone" to "Crown", "form or" to "Governor", "Chadwick's" is correct, "Chattain" to "Chairman". 3. Fix spacing issues: Remove extra spaces and add missing ones where necessary. 4. The text seems to be a draft or a minute from a governmental or official body, discussing a letter and a report. The original text is somewhat disorganized, likely due to OCR errors. Here is the corrected version in HTML: C.A. 16279. I have been directed by the Sec. to ack. the receipt of Your Letter of the 20th of May, forwarding to the Crown a despatch from the Acting Governor, relating to "Witte Water Works." 1. Before telegraphing to the Acting Governor, Sir Lyttelton would be glad to receive Mr. Chadwick's report, and to be assured that he has conferred with the Chairman of the Sanitary Board. A considerable sum of money is involved, and on perusing the correspondence, it appears... This version adheres to the rules provided, correcting spelling errors, fixing spacing issues, and formatting the text in HTML.
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