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the circumstances, and for the short period, will I trust be approved.
I have the honor to be,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
"With the highest respect,
Humble Servant,
M. Meriale.
If the cases prepared by the Crown Prosecutor in Hong Kong will probably not have been considered improper ones.
But it would have been satisfactory to have stated the circumstances of the whole.
On referring to Desp. B 128 I perceive an explanation concerning Mr. Trotter (encl).
When Mr. Hulme was here it entirely escaped not only my notes alone, but those of the whole Dept.
The Comaquama, I believe, the despatch was mixed up with the lure.
It appears, however, that the reason why Mr. Trotter was having been put away with the rest of the duplicate papers when that question was settled.
Mr. Hulme's suspension was not followed by his salary being stopped during his suspension.
As Sir J. Bains had superseded him, having accepted his Office, Mr. Hulme was to resign.
It was informed that Mr. Trotter would be entitled to some salary during his suspension.
Accordingly, a despatch was written to hasten the decision.
It would now seem that Mr. Trotter had vacated.
213°.26/5.