Admiralty
Norfolk Island
before the
Should wish this appointment? The Salary is £350.
22. How?
Mr Smith
I conclude?
27.04
in having
brand of
the reasons which may have prevailed with the authorities
PS 22 unusual measure of appointing a Deputy, recommend on the very grounds
the district
nor indeed
a day
The Registrar is appointed formally. The late Deputy appointed by
dispatch of
Secretary of State.
last appointment should
the Colonial Office
Um N 23.
to halten more.
423. That is by discharge? as the
office is land of Bethly.
my
I think not
dated li 18
The office that
1 Reposition & that be filled in
usual way
the
The amount to be received by him, need not be altered, but it seems, absurd to call an Officer.
If he has a principal (which I thought he had) arrangement cannot be repaid.
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Sin,
9541 Hong
RECEIVED
NOV.25
1859
Treasury Chambers 23d November 1859:
With reference to your Communications of the 31st June,
Sum of £32.8.2 which had accumulated in the Colonial
Chests at Hong Kong,
I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to acquaint You, for the information of Earl Grey, that as the Governor of Hong Kong has stated, with reference to the irregularity in question, that "greater Care and Attention will be given to the periodical "Surveys of the Treasure Chest",
in order to the prevention of
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