I have the hown to be, With the highest respect,
Cafe ace
Sin,
Your Most. Obedient
Knuth Servant,
pm Jereois.
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Whoever Stepplied us with the information
which I
frended my mezinte of the 14 teh led this offent
is
which the DC DI ZDR? Alpa
interested.
The circes of the
M. Lena who was
breasty
Appistand 2.
the Treasurer at Hong Kong, & discharging the datios of Registrar there having dick in 1852 Lord Gray appointed
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Registrar General whilst, puttie sake of cen
the Registian General performs the duties of teen In 1850 the Treasury here, delo do not seem to have biretly understood. The state of the care, suggested that the salary of the Office should his raced
This Office prom. £3 to 200 per
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disposed, I think on good ground, to doubt the propriety of this reduction, and therepre the
opinion of the Geverna con called for. But
no ausuer has been an. In the
Meanutile Mr. Masson obtained thie asepointant I was not appiezed of any
reduction being
arded
the
Contemplated. On his arrival in the Colony the beeling Goversia & his Cornil regar
question a tready decided by Lord Grey's deste! of 1850, and the Salary fixed at £200. This eir dently is a mistake. for the propoled by Lord Greg
questions Then
had not got
not been
Auswered, and consquently.
on it
"Cushie Secutary y
Silviation
no decision pronnind
State. Wherefore I think thie
is
local authorities have been premature in depricing, M. Masson of any of the Salary of the
My our opinion is theat $300 a year not too much for an Officer who bearing an inferior, litte has to perform the duties of his Superior what futte sake of economy that Superior hat
with his oven
Much to
combined
Affice Seat of Morical Treasurer withint
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to
any augmentation of pey; & considering the internation
to Mr. Masson by Lind Grey,
that ratue of the situation, which led theat you? to accept the places, it c. probably be only right to decide at once to give tiim £300 a gear