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at the Consulates for Linguists to. will thereafter be covered by fees;
and there will be
one
variety of
Item
chief Jam
sources of Revenue at Hongkong (exclusive of the_ of Ground Rent) which will materially lessen, if they do not entirely meet the expenses of the
Colony. I am pressed by
various
Duties at this instant that I shall
not have time to do more
by
an
this opportunity
than to address short Despatch to Lord Stanley. and to send His Lordship copies of this
one
and its Enclosures;
but I hope that what I have
remarked
remarked regarding the mingled
authority arising from the offices of Chief Superintendent and Governor being vested in
one
person will enable Her Majesty's Government
to determine what shall be done as to their respective charges. I have to.
(Signed) Henry Pottinger
(True Copy)
Richard Worman