Menly asked for £1000
a year, from Colonial
funds, which he said
were quite sufficient to
bear the charge, without
any danger of replacing
Hong Kong in
Estimate.
And this refers to all that he
states in his letter to Sir
H. Molesworth of Nov. 7.
last.
But in his
Memorandum to the
273
Foreign Office he speaks
of differences. He
there attacks the Lieut.
Governor's salary, but
omits to state the
resulting from Mr
Caulfeild's case - But
It was
normally £600 a
year & mainly I presume
no wish of
but simply as
a
his
convenient arrangement
for the public. He
details the Duke of
Marlborough's scheme