In Sir H. Pottinger's
1977
of
1843.
Copy
Sent
in No. Hong Kong 13th
Seal Tinghae "Lucea
0.0
At Chusan_ 24. October 12
"I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, this day, of Your Excellency's letter No. 2775 of the 17th Inst., and in reply to state my opinion that the appointment of Harbour Master at Chusan cannot be dispensed with as long as H: M's Forces shall continue to occupy Tinghae.
I accordingly enclose a statement of Mr. Stead's personal Salary, and of the allowances of his Establishments sanctioned by me, together with a certificate of the period up to which they have been paid. The Amount which has been paid to Mr. Stead and his Department, since the first nomination to the situation on 14th of December 1841, will be included in the General Statement of Charges which I have already sent Instructions to have prepared at Hong Kong, with the object... Gough GLB.