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No. 3/8.

Hongkong.

C.C.

2807

187

RECS Red 25 JAN 08

Government House,

Hongkong, 27th December, 1907.

My Lord,

Gon 37301

Referring to the concluding paragraph of Your Lordship's despatch No.233 of the 29th October last, I have the honour to inform you that on my arrival in the Colony I found both Government House and Mountain Lodge to be deficient of much of the ordinary and essential furniture, such as table-linen and table-chairs, &c., while the existing furniture, some of which (at Government House) is handsome and valuable, was for the most part in a general state of disrepair.

There were practically no carpets or curtains; a number of the iron bedsteads (which were of the commonest description) were so broken and rusted as to be past repair, and I learnt that my predecessor had been in the habit of moving the furniture from one house to the other when he had occasion to change his residence.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

&c.,

&c.

custom

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No. 3/8. Hongkong. C.C. 2807 187 RECS Red 25 JAN 08 Government House, Hongkong, 27th December, 1907. My Lord, Gon 37301 Referring to the concluding paragraph of Your Lordship's despatch No.233 of the 29th October last, I have the honour to inform you that on my arrival in the Colony I found both Government House and Mountain Lodge to be deficient of much of the ordinary and essential furniture, such as table-linen and table-chairs, &c., while the existing furniture, some of which (at Government House) is handsome and valuable, was for the most part in a general state of disrepair. There were practically no carpets or curtains; a number of the iron bedsteads (which were of the commonest description) were so broken and rusted as to be past repair, and I learnt that my predecessor had been in the habit of moving the furniture from one house to the other when he had occasion to change his residence. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G., &c., &c. custom
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No. 3/8. ngkong. 串 C.C. 2807 187 RECS Red 25 JAN 08 Government House, Hongkong, 27th. December, 1907. My Lord, Gon 37301 Referring to the concluding paragraph of Your Lordship's despatch No.233 of the 29th. October last, I have the honour to inform you that on my arrival in the Colony I found both Government House and Mountain Lodge to be deficient of much of the ordinary and essential furniture such as table-linen and table-chairs, &c. while the existing furniture some of which (at Government House) is handsome and valuable was for the most part in a general state of disrepair. There were practically no carpets or curtains, a number of the iron bedsteads (which were of the commoneat description) were so broken and rusted as to be past repair, and I learnt that my predecessor had been in the habit of moving the furniture from one house to the other, when he had occasion to change his residence. A RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G., &C., &c. custom
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No. 3/8.

ngkong.

串

C.C.

2807

187

RECS

Red 25 JAN 08

Government House,

Hongkong, 27th. December, 1907.

My Lord,

Gon

37301

Referring to the concluding paragraph

of Your Lordship's despatch No.233 of the 29th. October

last, I have the honour to inform you that on my arrival

in the Colony I found both Government House and Mountain

Lodge to be deficient of much of the ordinary and essential

furniture such as table-linen and table-chairs, &c. while

the existing furniture some of which (at Government House)

is handsome and valuable was for the most part in a general

state of disrepair.

There were practically no carpets or

curtains, a number of the iron bedsteads (which were of the

commoneat description) were so broken and rusted as to be

past repair, and I learnt that my predecessor had been in

the habit of moving the furniture from one house to the

other, when he had occasion to change his residence. A

RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

&C.,

&c.

custom

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