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■In conclusion I beg to assure His Excellency the Governor that it 
is jiy earnest desire .to push on,as fast as may be consistent with ac¬ 
curacy, with the completion of my Materials and that I sue devoting my, 
whole energy to the task. I propose when the Materials have been com- 
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pieted to incorporate with them descriptions of the many species of 
plants which have been discovered since their publication wafe begun, 
and to recart the whole into the form of a compendieas Flora such as 
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His Excellency's Government desires. 
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As regards the proposal to illustrate the projected Flora with 
figures of plants, I regret to say that I am not now in a. position to 
give any assistance. I do not however consider illustrations to be 
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neccessary* 
I have &c« 
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sd: George King 
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To The Colonial Secretary 
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Straits Settlements 
Singapore. 
P.S. ; 
My standing address is C/o Messrs. Grindlay & Go 
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54 Parliament Street 
London,S.W. 
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