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Is every Department in the Colonial terauch
this Government.
of
As Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Inperintendent of Grade I may anticipate Sir John Bowring will have it in his power to speak favourably of any official and Financial connection with the Diplomatic and Consular Services in China.
I have the honor to be.
Most
Your obedient Servant,
Colonial Treasurer.
6. S. Since the above was written you
drawn my
Government
Love
attention to a letter addressed to this
by my predecessor in March 1886 in.
1884 & 1888-
I was not aware of the existence of that letter, but I again reiterate
that
my
former Statement
on examination of the Abstract Books,
& my successor and in that of the Auditor General appear
from 12.4.4. 5. 1883 separate accounts had been kept of any
Parliamentary
Grants in aid
of the Colonial Revenue distinct from these
That
sums required for the maintenance of the Diplomatic and Consular Services in China during Periods.
I believe you
still continue under the
impression that separate accounts had been kept of the Grants alluded to, but no such Abstracts have ever been discovered either by
Mr. Caine or Rennie. They
may
form part of those documents you inform me Mr. Caine had removed from the Treasury on relinquishing office, still the Duplicate should have been found in the Auditor's office where they were discovered.
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Seth Fee
Seth