Bowring served as librarian and registrar for the British Board of Trade from 1848
- 1863.
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In
this document, Bowring, on behalf of the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade,
informs the Under-Secretary of State that a
disbursement
has been made by his department. He requests that the amount
be paid to Her Majesty’s Paymaster General to the credit of the Vote for Lighthouses
abroad.