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My Lord,
(RD
JAN.20 1846
100 khong trong
336.
Victoria, Hongkong,
28th November, 1845.
I have the honer te furnish the explanations required by your Lordship's Despatch No 138 of 6th September, concerning some additions to Salaries omitted: to be reported with the Quarterly Returns of 31 March, 1845
In the Minutes of Council for the 37th December, it will be found that a letter from MrPope, the Civil Engineer and black of the Works, (copy of which Skage cnclose ) was read, praying for
to
some increase
on account of the reasons therein.
stated. The Council considered that as the
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duty of a Draftsman at £260 (allowed by the Colonial Estimates ) was at present
The Right Honorables
The Lord Avalay,
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performed