Mr. Meieval

This is

one

of probably

numerous similar applications from

the families of public Officers who have died in consequence of their exertions in a climate injurious to health, and it must doubtless be a painful office to have to refuse compliance but

our Treasury

is not in

a state to afford

funds, & depends partly on payment of its kind

Establishment in the notes

of this Country

I do not see that there is any

alternative but to

say

Gov. have no means to gather

my premium

and could

be given to the applicant.

As a matter

certainly pertaining to Treasury might be

£50, or £100:

but then

hardly says

enough to justify

08.20/4/40

Small £25-

Cape £25 fifty

engaged.

?

undefiled.

Perhaps the Lady might from the royal bounty

make her a

grant, which could

be done.

The cost of her passage home

could be

at least defrayed

by the Government.

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directed by

Each

to transmit to

Grey to

you.

the accompanying Lord's Commissioners of the

Treasury

for the consideration of the

Secretary

Memorial from

John Dans covering

Copy of a Despatch from

Engineer

of late Civil

for Pecuniary assistance-

looks at Hong Kong's Graying

and Clerk of the

Lord Grey

is aware the

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