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and
Remaining longer portion of his Service I am happy to say
it is in
my
that
power to bear testimony
to the truth of that character in
every particular.
Mr Brienwecker's
Salary is £270 per
annum; were
this sum increased to £300, he
would only be placed
on an equal footing with others who entered the Government
at the same
time, and subsequently
I have, &c.
(Signed) W. J. Mercer :
Colonial Treasurer.
To the
Major Colonial Secretary
Siv
255
Colonial Treasury.
Victoria, Hong Kong?
March 11th, 1848.
I have the honor to request that you
will be pleased to
bring my present position in this office
to the notice of His Excellency the
Governor with a view, should His Excellency see fit, of obtaining
an increase
of Salary. There is
no occasion for
stating to you anything
as to the
responsible nature of the duties I have performed since February 1845, and I trust I have so discharged
them as to warrant
my present application meeting
The Honorable.
W. J. Mercer, Esqre
Colonial Treasurer
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Remaining longer portion of his Service I am happy to say it is in my power to bear testimony to the truth of that character in every particular.
Mr Brienwecker's Salary is £270 per annum; were this sum increased to £300, he would only be placed on an equal footing with others who entered the Government at the same time, and subsequently
I have, &c.
(Signed) W. J. Mercer : Colonial Treasurer.
To the Major Colonial Secretary
Siv 255
Colonial Treasury. Victoria, Hong Kong? March 11th, 1848.
I have the honor to request that you will be pleased to bring my present position in this office to the notice of His Excellency the Governor with a view, should His Excellency see fit, of obtaining an increase of Salary.
There is no occasion for stating to you anything as to the responsible nature of the duties I have performed since February 1845, and I trust I have so discharged them as to warrant my present application meeting
The Honorable. W. J. Mercer, Esqre Colonial Treasurer
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Remaining longer portion of his Service I am happy to say it is in my power to bear testimony to the truth of that character in every particular.
Mr Brienwecker's Salary is £270 per annum; were this sum increased to £300, he would only be placed on an equal footing with others who entered the Government at the same time, and subsequently I have, &c.
(Signed) W. J. Mercer: Colonial Treasurer.
To the Major Colonial Secretary Siv 255
Colonial Treasury. Victoria, Hong Kong? March 11th, 1848.
I have the honor to request that you will be pleased to bring my present position in this office to the notice of His Excellency the Governor with a view, should His Excellency see fit, of obtaining an increase of Salary. There is no occasion for stating to you anything as to the responsible nature of the duties I have performed since February 1845, and I trust I have so discharged them as to warrant my present application meeting
The Honorable. W. J. Mercer, Esqre Colonial Treasurer
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Remaining longer portion of his Service I am happy to say it is in my power to bear testimony to the truth of that character in every particular.
Mr Brienwecker's Salary is £270 per annum; were this sum increased to £300, he would only be placed on an equal footing with others who entered the Government at the same time, and subsequently I have, &c.
(Signed) W. J. Mercer: Colonial Treasurer.
To the Major Colonial Secretary
Siv 255
Colonial Treasury.
Victoria, Hong Kong?
March 11th, 1848.
I have the honor to request that you will be pleased to bring my present position in this office to the notice of His Excellency the Governor with a view, should His Excellency see fit, of obtaining an increase of Salary.
There is no occasion for stating to you anything as to the responsible nature of the duties I have performed since February 1845, and I trust I have so discharged them as to warrant my present application meeting
The Honorable. W. J. Mercer, Esqre Colonial Treasurer
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