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he Conclusion I ley & quote the words of the late Secretary of State as written 7987/8. in Despatch as four margin "You will inform Colonel Caine that I am aware of the value of the Services rendered by him during the long and continuous period of his connection with the Government and that these will not fail to receive due weight in the event of Any Arrangement being Adopted which would involve his removal from the Office which he holds in that Colony !"
Admiral Charles Elliot, Sir John Davis, and Sir George Bonham might be questioned as to the Opinion they entertain.
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letter
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October stating
that the Lords Commissioners
of
the Treasury have granted to Colonel Caine lately Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong, the special pension of £600, which was recommended by the Duke of Newcastle
I am directed by His Grace to transmit for their Lordships Consideration