my passage from Song. Kong - to England had been kindly granted: I had therefore made provision for the discharge of the Admiralty Clain, within a period not far exceeding the term of my leave of absence, which expires on 11th Sept = next ; I furthermore humbly beg to impry
I on the Right Stouvrable The Secretary of State for the Colonies, that, had it not been for the unfortunate Circumstances represented in
letter of 18th Cipul last,
my
th
I should have been enabled to have
paid the sand passage money into the hands of the Agents General for Crown Colonies long since.
date
In reply to the Right Honorable Sin E. Bulwer Lytton's letter under dicle the 15th inst, informing
consequence of my drawing. my half
that in
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my half Salary in the Colony, directions had been issued to His Excellenry The Governor, to make curtani
Quarterly deductions, I leg submissively bo
to
bafsur
The Right Stonorable Secretury, that,
hitherto only received line.
months half Salary from my Agent. in along - Hong - on my
-
return to that
in
Colony in September next, I shall be in a position to immediately remit, as the Colonial Government mw
mas direct,.
a
sufficient sum to discharge the debt.
Not having been fortunate in
my
endeavours to obtacie some appointinent.
in lieu of resuming
in this Country, in lieu
my
Dutics in Hong Kong, thereby
having
no alternative but to retuun,
I have the honor most respectfully to beg to be permitted so to do, and that
for