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Itate that the office of Colonial Lawyer at Hong Kong has recently been created as a separate appointment and the salary attached to it is fixed at two thousand dollars per annum.
The Labour understands that the holder of the post should not engage in private practice. His E Lytton regrets therefore that he is unable to remove his restriction.
With regard to your request respecting the Joint passage to Japan, I am desired to acquaint you that Colonial Officers whose salaries exceed £500 per annum are not entitled to free passages, but that you would be entitled to pay for your passage at the reduced rate fixed by the Contract with the P&O Company for the passages of public officers.
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