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approved of by the Legislative Council of those for
at
with enable
your
di
The colony
casual glances Lordship to see that many of them convict not has been delayed without great mischief and inconvenience) and those for Her Majesty's Service were. I believe unprecedented and unnecessarily proportionable difficulties in their preparation. During the above time the whole
of the Civil and Criminal Judicature)
Colony
of
The
of
The
Her Majesty's subjects in China such new costs upwards of $6000, per
was carried on under constant reference to me in Sessions
the Admiralty Court were held for
of
the conduct and correctness.
was held responsible.
I was also appointed
of
whose proceedings
an
of
me Committee of
four to investigate the claims of persons holding Lands in Hong Kong under Grants from Capt Elliott and Mr Johnstone, the Report of which Committee was approved and adopted by Sir Henry Pottinger
The
Cl
The preparation of the Crown Leases under which all the lands are now held in Hong Kong also devolved upon me. As Clerk of the Legislative Council I attended its sittings,
recorded its proceedings, Executive Council and I obey
Henry Pottinger's
to dir
a co
as well as those
t
to se
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The
of fer
your Lordship's
copy of which together with the Answers thereto I have the honor to inclose for his opinion of the manner in which I performed those various duties I also wish to submit to your Lordship the
English Barrister.
my
Services
as the
only English
of great advantage to the Government
Colony, and under the peculiar
of
a
New
circumstances of the case) when it was so desirable to establish the laws and regulations
to establish under which a new system of intercourse had to be carried on with so extraordinary
as the Chinese
nation/
Shortly after the arrival of His Excellency Sir John Davis in Hong Kong I was attacked by the Fever then prevalent there and went to Macao on a ten days leave of absence) during
my stay there I heard that Mr Shelby
was appointed Auditor General and Clerk of the Councils which appointment I ascertained from
ascertained from Sir Henry Pottinger
return to Hong Kong to be correct that circumstances were such that I was left without employment in China and I returned to England in the hope of obtaining it elsewhere.
I may be permitted to remark that the expenses of my voyage from Bombay to China and of my residence there and of my voyage
to England have been barely covered by the six months
salary
at the rate of eight hundred per annum which I have received from Government so that unless your Lordship
a
r
favorably views my Claims for employment I shall have received no recompense for my services beyond my
mere expenses.
I have the honor to be
1
My Lord.
Your Lordship's
obedient
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