the
appointment considering the relative expensiveness of two places, I would advise
that he be offered £700 year and quarters, with
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I should mention that
the Superintendent of Police
has
the
a
promise of
another $100
a
year, if
he should learn
Chinese. I would also
advise that a special grant
of
£150 should be made to M. Quin to enable him to
defray
the cost
of
a contract
passage for himself from Antigua to England, and from thence to Hong Kong.
late
years filled also
office of Coroner, for which an additional £75 a year
is allowed.
If this recommendation should meet with your Grace's approval, I would
request that Mr Quin may be directed to report himself
here with the least-
possible delay.
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