unceasingly from the Consulates, I do not think that less than two Gentlemen in this department will be able to perform the onerous duties.
Carry on
I have made the Salary of the Canton higher than the Functionary will receive at the other Ports, because his expenses will be greater from the causes which I have already stated to increase the expenses of living in China, having been long in operation there, and having wrought their natural effect.
I consider that the duties at Amoy will be lighter than elsewhere, because the Provincial Capital of Foochow appears to me to offer a more eligible channel for both the Export and Import Trade; but I may be mistaken in this surmise, and if so, the Amoy Consulate ought in one time to be put on the same footing with the others.
In cases of individuals holding plurality of appointments the Chief Superintendent will of course exercise his own discretion (until Rules shall be laid down as in India to provide for this contingency) as to the total amount of Emoluments to be received by an individual so situated.
If any...