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Camarley
Joseph Thomas Say Soi
Our Cox
renated!
with reference to
418
to your
letter dated the 18th instant, I am
directed by the Duke of Newcastle
to acquaint you that he
Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong
was
duly informed of the extension of leave from
Cologne Calmette granted to you
by
His Grace in February last.
Moreover The Duke
of Newcastle
again calls the Governor's attention to the subject, and
unless you receive a further extension, he will leave Hongkong long before
the
expiration
and answer to this despatch. It seems
the Courts will
hardly advance the
sum
you are entitled to
for your half
remaining six months half salary during this extension.
I am to add that
His Grace regrets that he
cannot authorize the
certainly harsh
outlay
of authorizing the