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Hitherto I have submitted no claim for a refund of the 
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expenditure' above mentioned. It has now,however, become of 
importance to me that I should recover any sums that are 
• t 
owing to me . I therefore venture to ask that you will kind¬ 
ly bring the matter to the notice of the proper authorities 
so that I may be refunded the sums Of £19-7-9 and £18-6-0 
• „ p j 7/-I3-9 either direct or through my bankers Messrs, 
Grindlay fo Co., 54, Parliament Street, S,W. 
The sanction for the expenditure on the specimens is 
contained in an official letter dated 7th January *188/, from 
* . 1 1 
Sir Hugh Low to myself. 
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I have etc 
sgd. George king 
- iC.O.I.E.,F.R.S. &c foe foe 
i . t . . 
Sir William T. Id s£ It on-Dyer, 
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1 1 .R, S», L* L.B., O.H.G,, C• I• jit• foe 
director > Royal Botanic Gardens, 
Hew, 
ft 
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