Coun­cil on a dis­such agreement that they are to leave Chu­san without any claim what­ever to com­pen­sa­tion on this ac­count, when­ever the pro­vi­sions of the Trea­ty un­der which the Island is at pres­ent oc­cu­pied are car­ried into ef­fect.

Lir Henry Pot­tinger fur­ther com­mu­ni­cates the steps which he had taken for pro­cur­ing the ser­vices of com­pe­tent of­fi­cers to com­mence a sur­vey of those parts of Hong­kong where it is most ur­gent­ly re­quired. If we un­der­stand the ar­range­ments right, the chief of­fi­cer of the Sur­vey 1 of the north­ern side is to have a Sal­ary at the rate of £780 per an­num and his As­sis­tant at the rate of $180, with La­bor­ers and an al­low­ance for Con­tin­gen­cies at the rate of £375, mak­ing £1335 in all. And ap­pli­ca­tion ap­pears to have been made to hold out for an­oth­er of­fi­cer and As­sis­tant to be em­ployed on the same foot­ing as above men­tioned.

We are not ac­quaint­ed with the fi­nan­cial ar­range­ments on sub­jects of this kind at Hong­kong. But there can be no doubt of the ex­pe­di­ency of urg­ing on the sur­vey

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Council on a such agreement that they are to leave Chusan without any claim whatever to compensation on this account, whenever the provisions of the Treaty under which the Island is at present occupied are carried into effect.

Lir Henry Pottinger further communicates the steps which he had taken for procuring the services of competent officers to commence a survey of those parts of Hongkong where it is most urgently required. If we understand the arrangements right, the chief officer of the Survey of the northern side is to have a Salary at the rate of £780 per annum and his Assistant at the rate of £180, with Laborers and an allowance for Contingencies at the rate of £375, making £1335 in all. And application appears to have been made to hold out for another officer and Assistant to be employed on the same footing as above mentioned.

We are not acquainted with the financial arrangements on subjects of this kind at Hongkong. But there can be no doubt of the expediency of urging on the survey

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Council on a such agreement that they are to leave Chusan without any claim whatever to compensation on this account, whenever the provisions of the Treaty under which the Island is at present occupied are carried into effect.

Lir Henry Pottinger further communicates the steps which he had taken for procuring the services of competent officers to commence a survey of those parts of Hongkong where it is most urgently required. If we understand the arrangements right, the chief officer of the Survey of the northern side is to have a Salary at the rate of £780 per annum and his Assistant at the rate of £180, with Laborers and an allowance for Contingencies at the rate of £375, making £1335 in all. And application appears to have been made to hold out for another officer and Assistant to be employed on the same footing as above mentioned.

We are not acquainted with the financial arrangements on subjects of this kind at Hongkong. But there can be no doubt of the expediency of urging on the survey

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