Page 606
"Land Officer
In
1
Victoria, Hongkong, 10th January 1844
No:
I beg to reply to your letter No:3 of the
6th Instant. I am directed to
convey to you the sanction of the Governor for the sum of six dollars ($6) a month being paid
as wages of one Cooly, who His Excellency considers will be perfectly able to perform the duties of both Porter and Office Coolie.
I have to
(Signed) Richard Womam.
A. J. Gordon Esqr
Land Officer.
No:21
Sir,
I am directed by His Excellency, the Governor to request you to examine the
Building
and to give an Estimate of the Expense
at which it may be repaired so as to
render it fit for its present purpose for a
period of ten or twelve months longer.
I have the honour to be,
(Signed) Richard Womam.
Alexander J. Gordon Esqr
Land Officer,
No: 20
Sir,
Victoria, Hongkong. 10th January, 1844.
I am directed to acknowledge the
receipt of your
letter No: 49 of the 19th Ultimo accompanied by a plan of a part of the City