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15th September last, under the form of an extension of my leave of absence during that uiternal
This small grant
(my halfsalany is only £350 A gear- mite dosso more than cover the feriad of suspense and abeyance already malerfone, while the fovernor's report Cannot arrive at the earliest, before may next. It is one which moved ui no mise. affect the Colonial Chest, in the balance of The Mapsteric". Establishment and is one for which I showed fee profoundly
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grateful to my bad Duke
as a most reasonable discour
in an hour of difficulty-
Imay add that Jam in possession of a letter from The foremor of Hong Kong. dated the 27th of April last, in reply to
reply to one of mine
in which Sex planied o His Excellency the state of mmy healths and my desire to retire from the semice,
the in which H. & uses following words-
Hom Course sile "he to send for application. 4 to the Secretary of state
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