[
    {
        "id": 223486,
        "series_id": 27,
        "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine",
        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
        "series_use_hku_proxy": false,
        "document_key": "CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6]",
        "page_number": 448,
        "title": "CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6]",
        "content_text": "That touching to the heavy\n\nthei\n\nSepenne entailed Country & the Colonial\n\nHokong,\n\nlatablenkment of H. Honey he was anxious before taking augstep to fill up the Offin,\n\nwarcntains whether ihrugst\n\namalgame\n\nnot be am.\n\nated with\n\nsome then vilication, weld\n\nthe Salung be theretiz, raved. On the 26 Febs before, of\n\ncomune, fou\n\ncould have received\n\nthes Despatch, you proponed to MGladstone, aro decction. of the Salary of the Freasurealiz wt $900 or $1000 a year, and the confirmation in it of Mr Mercer, who had been\n\nm\n\nsince MW. Martin's\n\nveling\n\nseaiguation\n\n25 March\n\nandon the\n\n\" your acknowledged\n\nMoreceipt of Mr. Gladstones Despatch of G Saud and komined a full report on\n\n444\n\nthe subject of it & the folloing\n\nMart. Jou,\n\nhowever\n\nintimated perrerably your\n\nopinion that the busion of the Frinsurership with the Lenetanjokip or any\n\nothie\n\nOffice would not be advisable count of the account on account and responsibility of the duties performed of the\n\nfor the Consular Dept. Anreceiving\n\nThis Derp.\n\nMM Gladstone. Letermined Dawait your promised report before coming Bang\n\ndecision in the matter and Ichould have adopted the same course, but that from Deck gau Reparate Moufit loss. of the 8th June, as well as from the lapse of time, I\n\npresume that it is\n\nsed pren intention now to furnish `arey suck fullu Report, Under the circumstances",
        "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6].txt",
        "external_url": "",
        "rank": 0
    },
    {
        "id": 224782,
        "series_id": 27,
        "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine",
        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
        "series_use_hku_proxy": false,
        "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]",
        "page_number": 51,
        "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]",
        "content_text": "## Step 1: Understand the task\nThe task is to proofread OCR output of historical records related to Hong Kong, correcting spelling errors, fixing spacing issues, rejoining broken sentences, restoring paragraph breaks, and indicating missing words, all while preserving the original content and format as much as possible.\n\n## Step 2: Identify the input text\nThe input text appears to be a financial or administrative account related to Hong Kong, possibly from the 19th century given the date \"14 January 1846\" mentioned in the text. The text is heavily affected by OCR errors, with numerous spelling mistakes, incorrect spacing, and potential issues with character recognition, especially for non-English characters.\n\n## Step 3: Apply the rules for proofreading\n1. **Format in Markdown**: The text needs to be transformed into standard Markdown format. This includes processing headers, sub-headers, bold-type, and tables.\n2. **Correct spelling errors**: Spelling mistakes need to be corrected.\n3. **Fix spacing issues**: Extra spaces should be removed, and missing spaces added. Hyphenation or line-break artifacts should be corrected.\n4. **Rejoin broken sentences**: Sentences split across lines or columns should be merged.\n5. **Restore paragraph breaks**: Incorrectly merged or split paragraphs should be formatted correctly.\n6. **Indicate missing words**: If a word is missing due to OCR damage, `...` should be inserted.\n7. **Do not rephrase or rewrite**: Only unambiguous errors should be corrected.\n8. **No translation**: Text should not be translated.\n9. **Format file references**: No spaces should be left inside file references.\n10. **Page numbering**: \"Page XX\" lines should be kept as is if they appear exactly six times (three at the top and three at the bottom).\n11. **No comments or explanations**: The output should not include any comments or explanations.\n\n## Step 4: Begin proofreading\nGiven the complexity and the condition of the input text, the first step is to identify and correct obvious OCR errors such as misrecognized characters, incorrect spacing, and broken words or sentences.\n\n## Step 5: Analyze the text structure\nThe text appears to be a table or a list of financial transactions or accounts. It includes various categories like \"Balances,\" \"Revenue,\" \"Internal Revenue,\" and \"Departments.\" The structure suggests that it might be part of a larger financial report or ledger.\n\n## Step 6: Correct obvious errors\nStart by correcting obvious spelling errors and fixing spacing issues. For example, \"Revenge\" likely should be \"Revenue,\" and \"Sicenses\" should be \"Licenses.\" \"OH Sand for Buildings\" could be a misrecognition and might need correction based on context.\n\n## Step 7: Reconstruct tables or lists\nIf the text represents a table or list, attempt to reconstruct it using Markdown table syntax where appropriate.\n\n## Step 8: Address non-English text\nFor non-English text, especially Chinese characters, ensure that they are correctly represented. If the text is written in a non-standard direction (e.g., right to left), consider reversing it to conform to modern reading habits if necessary.\n\n## Step 9: Finalize the proofread text\nAfter applying the above steps, the text should be formatted in Markdown, with corrections made for spelling, spacing, and structural issues.\n\nThe final answer is: \n\nAccount of WT. Mercer Actions for Quarter of \n\nJune September December Intel \n\nA TIT \n\n& \n\n\" \n\nA \n\n2 \n\nBalances on 14 January 1846 \n\nRevenue \n\nLicenses \n\nInternal Revenue \n\n12.2004 \n\nOH Sand for Buildings in [location] 15416 19 11 25866-3104, 2.3 1278 / 9412368, 9 2:44 \n\nin Chernias tillage \n\n-24 — cultivation \n\nDeposits \n\nen Hund Gold \n\nBible & Buildings Fisheries \n\nOpenen Faren- \n\nSalt Thrkers. To Publicans \n\nJawabernes Agotirnes. \n\nKillers Inbles. \n\nTOMM Duty on Goressold by Austin \n\nTax Holier Altissiment_ \n\n68 Sensut Dead Requitted \n\nBerants. \n\nAcreatines fotoment Secretary \n\nBoyut libyester \n\nFransfer of Fellner \n\nFrom \n\nCarifs Eagistral. \n\nMounide \n\nBituit: \n\nATR General \n\nSufrem Court. \n\nFrom Strich tragistrate \n\nMv \n\nDepartments. \n\nEstablished Salaries \n\nA A A A Hoyeros, \n\nBABB Aid de lamp. \n\nC \n\nColonial Seipetary \n\nDolguent Seater Ifollector. \n\nDDDD \n\nB B B B Andito. Genual of tech offéuncils. \n\nFFFF Chaplain \n\na & the & Surveyor, \n\n\"Aeveral. \n\nI I I. Registrion General \n\n47 182% 13:41h 66358 234. \n\n6 \n\n113 11 241⁄2 42. \n\n364 11 8 166 134 \n\n364174 \n\n440 44 \n\n20 934 72814 489 11 8 40b 5 » 241 338 121 104 $4018 \n\n4 \n\n16 8 \n\n4 18 \n\n165 \n\n6 13 4 180259. \n\nK \n\nZ \n\n2 Z, M. \n\n1068 16. 1068 18. 1006 5. 975. \n\n227 113 \n\n416134 \n\nA \n\n1 \n\n$691510 \n\n188 17.44 134 18:14. 61 19 22 1085.19 25, 1471. 18 185 \n\n63186 \n\n22 76 $942.5 418143 \n\nA \n\n73184. 94 \n\n93 180 16 \n\n# 10 \n\nIII Proprenen founta \n\nI fteminal prosecutor bering from the_ Half salary of the Attorney Generd- and Marni Magistentes \n\nPK Is Poters \n\nColomin's Sergean \n\nSupplementary Salaries \n\n10 12 4 \n\n\" \n\nA \n\n67.100 \n\n26 \n\n\"10 \n\n415.8 \n\n21 \n\nN A \n\n7/112.7/5 95-10.81⁄2 182824 415914 1/4 439144 \n\n0 \n\nN N \n\nH Chaplain Jenveyor \n\nFluteal \n\n22 \n\nI 0 0 \n\n\" \n\n20168 35 184 169814) M M \n\nVerduto. Heveres flecks of Councils. \n\nSrefume Court \n\n407.19 116 266.4.32 7/33.8 827/16 $2 18754 42 1575 43 5 Q. PP Jokes and \n\nyy 18:3h 131 92 \n\nIf \n\n\" 4 \n\n$4.2 \n\n10.12.6 \n\n2 18314 \n\n4 \n\n13 11 241⁄2 5168 61 1862 \n\n44 34 \n\n6434 \n\n23:19.2 44.39 326 \n\n219.45 \n\n204 2 10 \n\n94 FUL 11234 220832 2IG 370 \n\n96.1292 168193 \n\n4 13 5th \n\n2631 \n\nDr. A. General \n\n18 14 \n\n12 142 \n\nFrom this Magistrale — \n\nMarini de \n\n4 4 4 \n\nCarried fouvard \n\n87 39 1259/4 5:368 \n\n84 \n\n7163 \n\n84 1510 IISI Y \n\n14 8 101 433 3 $192 \n\n88192 \n\n241732 144 12 1 \n\n868 \n\n1110% 1110 \n\n2.184 \n\n1 52 \n\n14 5.4 5144 \n\n2061194 88969 \n\n911 44 4494 111⁄2 17124 \n\n6414% \n\n$11895 \n\n29.0 \n\n185116 \n\n84 \n\nU \n\nMarni Magistraher \n\nHages \n\n1500 wi \n\nA \n\n300 46 11:45 13.0 \n\n5254.6 \n\nYou \n\n983 53 2486 13.3 \n\n$12 100 \n\n2325.4 \n\nSTR 10+ 134K 104 \n\n1785. \n\nYou \n\n11/ \n\njay Nw \n\n6528 9 \n\n$90/26 Jyo 126 841 455? 7/20 16 8 24443 \n\n262 10. 26K 10.1143/ $11.262104 \n\n150 147143 16532.6.163446 181444 1349 98 \n\n130 \n\n476 176 \n\nthr \n\n48 \n\n73951765902 18 967228, 22K KI81844 2883814 The \n\n103 \n\n88 150IS- \n\n\" \n\nJy 10. \n\n2143. \n\n18169 \n\n125.0 402/20 \n\n214-2 \n\n$ 14 D 4617 6 46 G \n\n11176 1634 126197 117 12.6. \n\n208 8 9 187 16 9 410 7 2 1/10 7 2 \n\n101 196 \n\nHI 1946. 16y 10% \n\n$6 f \n\n107 144 \n\n44 \n\n643 40 DA V 6 & Agurral Departement \n\n141 16 \n\n100. \n\nX VCR Surveyor Herod. \n\nI X as Anzbor Handler \n\nFeet Hubert free. \n\n7. f 2 Supreme Court \n\n1.b. Aa. qv Pobres Force & Factors to \n\nHa \n\n92016 \n\nRents \n\n36 6 2h Pg tt & w ten \n\neneral Departurent_ Anh & X Sapun forent- Bb An. K. & flohir Stations. BA Na Z & Prescent. \n\n43 660091 62001 642040838 34114.8 b \n\nW V \n\nX \n\nAlllowances. \n\nShaplain \n\nWvW Surveys General. \n\nZ Y X C Hesistour Memeral BlanXe (heif Magistrate \n\nfarried howard. \n\n906. \n\n141 14465 \n\n865 \n\n2511146 \n\n107 10 \n\n251 1776 \n\n$99 1 \n\n4.5. \n\n1240 18 6–123392 1200 136 118418 !! 1859 12 1 \n\n14:14 18 \n\n19637 112 10+ \n\n76142 \n\n\" \n\n743:4 \n\n18650 \n\n1565 \n\n664184 93,16. 39316- \n\n306 27 \n\n388149 175313 // \n\n9851210 66210. 325 \n\n380 11 / 1733/3 // \n\n18 12 6 \n\n241634 1873 \n\n15726 721 \n\nBA \n\n32 26 1956 194 195 62 \n\n85336 9832982 7360 .4% 9446 11 11 37508 8 54 37 518 8:54 \n\nA",
        "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt",
        "external_url": "",
        "rank": 0
    },
    {
        "id": 225476,
        "series_id": 27,
        "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine",
        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
        "series_use_hku_proxy": false,
        "document_key": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]",
        "page_number": 354,
        "title": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]",
        "content_text": "1847\n\nSir J Davis\n\nJuly 17 70 Mr WT Mercer.\n\nResorts\n\nhaving granted leave of absence for four months to Mr Mercer his duties as acting Treasurer to be performed by Mr Cleverly\n\none of the Registrars of the Revenue Office to take charge of the Vault to be \"kept by Mr AR Johnston.\n\nJuly 17 71 Land Sales.\n\nReturns\n\nB\n\nEncloses\n\nFive Land Lease sales undertakers & prevent squatting among the lower orders of Chinese.\n\nJuly 27 72 Ordinances. Encloses\n\nfour copies of the Colonial Ordinances of Hong Kong.\n\nJuly 3 93 Lots of Land.\n\nAcks Despatch\n\n38 58 Jan 7 9, relative to Resumed Land on account of being unimproved.\n\nEncloses a list of\n\nLots of Land which the holders wish to resign.\n\nJuly 5 74 Water Police. Refers to his\n\nDespatch N18 6. 13. The\n\nColonial Gun Boat being an expense\n\nJuly 5 74.\n\n1847 Sir J Davis\n\ncontinued\n\nof $1000 per annum he has given it over to the Navy and increased the strength of the Water Police\n\nEncloses a full report\n\non the Water Police.\n\nJuly 14, 75 Revenue & Expenditure. Encloses\n\nthe returns of Revenue\n\nand Expenditure for the quarter ending June 30.\n\nJuly 14 76 Mr JD'Almada. Reports\n\nhaving granted six months leave of absence to Mr D'Almada, his duties to be performed by Mr Ogorio.\n\nJuly 19 77 Despatches. Refers to his\n\nDespatch 862 June 19.\n\nAcknowledgement of Despatches\n\nJuly 19 78 Revenue & Expenditure. Colonial Despatch\n\nN'93 May 17 7.\n\n348\n\nEncloses a comparative Statement of Revenue & Expenditure for 1845 and 1846 Showing a balance in favour of the Colony of Hong Kong amounting to £5759.",
        "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8].txt",
        "external_url": "",
        "rank": 0
    },
    {
        "id": 226351,
        "series_id": 27,
        "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine",
        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
        "series_use_hku_proxy": false,
        "document_key": "CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3]",
        "page_number": 61,
        "title": "CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3]",
        "content_text": "Return of Payments made on account of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Department and Consulates in China during the Year 18479.\n\nDéplomatic Department.\n\n  \n    £\n    S.\n    D.\n  \n  \n    5776\n    7\n    7\n  \n\nCanton Consulate.\n\n  \n    £\n    S.\n    D.\n  \n  \n    7104\n    12\n    24\n  \n\nAmoy Consulate.\n\n  \n    £\n    S.\n    D.\n  \n  \n    3724\n    18\n    2\n  \n\nFoochow for Consulate\n\n  \n    £\n    S.\n    D.\n  \n  \n    3071\n    13\n    10\n  \n\nNingpo Consulate.\n\n  \n    £\n    S.\n    D.\n  \n  \n    2957\n    5\n    7\n  \n\nShanghae Consulate.\n\n  \n    £\n    S.\n    D.\n  \n  \n    4027\n    0\n    6\n  \n\nTotal £26661 17 10B\n\nTwenty-six thousand six hundred, and sixty-one Pounds, seventeen Shillings, and ten Pence, one Farthing, Sterling.\n\nActoria, Hongkong, January the 6th 1848.\n\n(Signed). WT. Mercer\n\nColonial Treasurer.\n\n(Signed) 1 Rue Jopy\n\nColonial Secretary.",
        "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3].txt",
        "external_url": "",
        "rank": 0
    },
    {
        "id": 227306,
        "series_id": 27,
        "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine",
        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
        "series_use_hku_proxy": false,
        "document_key": "CO129-025 - Bonham - 1848 [7-8]",
        "page_number": 330,
        "title": "CO129-025 - Bonham - 1848 [7-8]",
        "content_text": "Ang 28 66 \n\n1848 \n\nGov. Bonham \n\nand Schroff,4 the Supreme Court, Salary $25 per month. Encloses correspondence respecting the necessity for making the \n\nAng 28 67 M WT Mercer. \n\nappointhent. \n\nReports having appointed My Way. Medeer to the Legislative \n\nCouncil and enumerates the \n\nparties that compose the Executive & Legis'the Councils. \n\nAng 29 68 Despatches. After receipt \n\nof Despatches. \n\nEND 327 \n\nPage 330\nPage 331",
        "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-025 - Bonham - 1848 [7-8].txt",
        "external_url": "",
        "rank": 0
    },
    {
        "id": 228732,
        "series_id": 27,
        "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine",
        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
        "series_use_hku_proxy": false,
        "document_key": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]",
        "page_number": 48,
        "title": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]",
        "content_text": "to 40 4 1849 \n\nInclosure No 3 in Despatch \n\n44 \n\nDetailed Account of the Honorable WT Mercer, \n\nColonial Treasurer of Hongkong \n\nfor the year from 1st April, 1848, to the 31st March, 1849. \n\nDuplicate. Hong Kong the 2nd April, 1849. the Colonial Treasury, Board of Survey held at \n\nOh...",
        "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7].txt",
        "external_url": "",
        "rank": 0
    },
    {
        "id": 230136,
        "series_id": 27,
        "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine",
        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
        "series_use_hku_proxy": false,
        "document_key": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]",
        "page_number": 339,
        "title": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]",
        "content_text": "2\n\nApt 22 32 continued\n\n1850\n\nSir HG Bonham\n\nfor the quarter ending Mar 31.\n\nApt 23 33 Wm Napier Aleken, Despatch 8.159 Van 7725 and refers to his 82 Jan 7.\n\nThe claim for £155 was settled in his Despatch against Mr W Napier as reported. 82 Jan 7.\n\nApt 34 Tour of Inspection.\n\n-24 Report he on intended departure, April 27, of inspection to the Northern Consulates, General Staveley will administer the Government during his absence.\n\nApt 24 35 Mr JG Comelate.\n\nReports having arranged for Mr Rienacker and Mr Hare, to perform the duties of Mr JG Comelate, during his absence.\n\nApt 25 36 Appointment.\n\nRefers to this Despatch 832 April 22.\n\nExplains his reasons for having appointed another Chinese Clerk to the Chief Magistrate's Office, also for having increased the Salary of Mr Power £30 per annum.\n\n1850\n\nSir S G Bonham\n\nApt 26 37 Mr WT Mercer.\n\nReport showing granted 18 Months leave of absence to Mr WT Mercer, Treasurer, encloses medical Certificates, states the arrangements he has made for performing the duties, by means of Mr Rienacker, Mr Hare and a temporary Clerk to be appointed.\n\nApt 30 38 General Staveley.\n\nRefers to Despatch 2834 April 24.\n\nReports his having assumed his office as Lieutenant Governor, in consequence of the departure of Sir S G Bonham on a tour of inspection.\n\n1\n\n1",
        "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4].txt",
        "external_url": "",
        "rank": 0
    },
    {
        "id": 234414,
        "series_id": 27,
        "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine",
        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
        "series_use_hku_proxy": false,
        "document_key": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]",
        "page_number": 187,
        "title": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]",
        "content_text": "NA of 23 March 1852.\n\nA 6. she may add that\n\nکرے گی تیر\n\n7\n\nreply still Memorial has ever been received, but that he still adheres to the opinions expressed in it and submits that, as matters now stand, it will be advisable to adopt without delay the suggestions which it contains. I believe that Sir George Bonham forwarded lately to the Foreign Office a minute of mine on this subject, to which I would deferentially call attention when the matter shall be brought to the notice of the Home Government.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nYour most obedient servant,\n\nWT Mercer\n\nColonial Treasurer.\n\nRECEIVED\n\n11\n\nAPR.27\n\n1854\n\n184\n\nSchedule of Despatches transmitted by the Governor Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, by the Mail steamer \"Torna\", via Southampton, on the 11 March, 1854.\n\n  \n    No.\n    Date of Desp.\n    Subject of Despatch.\n    Duplicates.\n  \n  \n    15.\n    Feby. 16\n    Replying to His Grace's despatch 138 of the 22 December last, respecting\n    \n  \n  \n    16.\n    \n    the terms of the leave of absence granted to the late Mr. Morgan\n    Mel:\n  \n  \n    17\n    \n    Acknowledging receipt of His Grace's Despatch #38 of 32, and letter of the 6f December, 1853.\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    \n    Transmitting an application from Mrs Morrison, widow of the late Colonial Surgeon of Hongkong, praying for a gratuity to defray the passage of herself and Children to England, and recommending the subject to His Grace's favourable consideration.\n    \n  \n  \n    18.\n    \n    Reporting his approving departure for the Northern Consulates.\n    \n  \n\nPage information has been kept as is, assuming \"کرے گی تیر\" is an OCR error or non-relevant text and left unchanged as per instruction 7.\n\nhas been removed as it is not valid HTML and was not part of the original text. The original text \"کرے گی تیر\" has been kept as per the instructions. The response is now purely in HTML.",
        "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4].txt",
        "external_url": "",
        "rank": 0
    },
    {
        "id": 261948,
        "series_id": 27,
        "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine",
        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
        "series_use_hku_proxy": false,
        "document_key": "CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7]",
        "page_number": 119,
        "title": "CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7]",
        "content_text": "## Surveyor General's Office, Victoria, 20th April 1865.\n\nI beg to enclose copy of my No. 88 of 13th current to the Commanding Royal Engineer objecting to Boundary Stones being placed on the South West Peninsula of Kowloon, to mark out the plot of ground which is to be handed over to the War Department only in the event of its being required for mounting guns, &c.\n\nI also enclose letters from the Acting Colonial Secretary on the subject of forwarding correspondence with the Military Authorities regarding Boundary Stones at Kowloon.\n\nIf a departmental correspondence is necessary, I shall be unable to despatch it without instructions from the Colonial Secretary.\n\nAs it appears to me that the denial for alterations in the Boundary Stones was unable to maintain its consideration, I beg to add that the Ground so marked out can not maintain its shape.\n\nThe Rt. Honble R. Cardwell received [Inclosures - 1.55] on the subject of Boundary Stones at Kowloon with the Military Authorities.\n\nM. Mercer 告 Received\n\n| Ref. | Date | From | To |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| No. 88 | 13th current | Acting Surveyor General | Commanding Royal Engineer |\n| In 6576 | 118 | Acting Surveyor General | Colonial Secretary |\n\nI was unable to mark out the boundary stones as indeed they appear to be out of bounds.\n\nBut it is anticipated that concurrence on the part of the War Department can be obtained.\n\nBacked out a clear understanding that no unnecessary alterations will be made.\n\nShould I be instructed to mark out the boundary stones, I shall do so pending consideration.\n\nWhat the wording can precisely & exactly erect in a Situation No. $3.\n\n...del...  ...is of conn...  ...wt it by ham mupey to put them on...  ...thw.op...  ...46 21... \n\nPage ... \n[illegible text in Chinese characters]\n\n## Forwarding Correspondence with the Military Authorities regarding Boundary Stones at Kowloon\n\nCertain authorities have objected to the placement of Boundary Stones on the South West Peninsula of Kowloon. \n\n...and that notwithstanding the objections, the Boundary Stones were erected in a situation that was not considered suitable.",
        "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7].txt",
        "external_url": "",
        "rank": 0
    },
    {
        "id": 500513,
        "series_id": 27,
        "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine",
        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
        "series_use_hku_proxy": false,
        "document_key": "CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]",
        "page_number": 225,
        "title": "CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]",
        "content_text": "## 1925\n\nYou. Stubbs\n\nMr.\nMr.\nMr.\n\n**CIRCULATION**\n\n- Asst. U.S. of S.\n- Perm U.S. of S.\n- Park U.S. of S.\n- Secretary of State.\n\nPrevious Paper: `42959`\n\nTel.\n\nDATE: HONG KONG\n\n1254 mm 23 left. 2/5\n\nTo his ts. Mercus 4.0. www.and. rel. 25/9/4\n\nLeyad ca - Cons – 29 SEP 1925  \nCopy is copy X above to {HK.J Shank Bk Z = 6 JAN 1942  \nCopy with copy & above Teas, & Cat\n\n+4400  \nTov 59228/25  \n\n43144  \n23 SEP 25  \n\n**Financial Crisis**\n\nlenges strongly that they shd lend money to provide to be war adol. Currency thro' the European banks. Sum auggested $3,000,000.\n\n| Date | Reference | Details |\n|------|-----------|---------|\n| 15/10/25 |  | The bank will if on requested by of land £1 1/2 million in cost: as indicated in for W. dated bonds Mercer's pancilled write attached |\n|  | `43512` | S. Sell 13) Wt. 17813/38 Op. 140 50000 12.24 W & B Ltd. |\n\nLette, to verbal instus herewith,  \nA.E. Collins  \n2. SEP 1925  \n\nSubsequent Paper: `43512`",
        "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12].txt",
        "external_url": "",
        "rank": 0
    }
]