i
living at Hong Kong
were
by reason
rendered necessary of some of the Officials not being able to enter on
the
the occupation of quarters provided for them until they had procured furniture
i
this is doubtless a valid
reason
for the payment of their expenses from public funds if the Government undertook to provide furnished apartments, but not otherwise.
11. The Acting Governor
states that he
in his despatch pays has been induced to sanction
the payment of all these claims
on
by the fact that from Outward
the 4th August 1864 fact
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W. Inglis, the Engineer, for
Expenses the sum of £13:8:0.
12. From documents
in this Office I find that the Crown Agents paid £13:8:0 to W. Winder (not W. Inglis) for inspections made by John Inglis of certain Crown work manufactured in this Country for the Mint and for his travelling expenses, this account having been examined and certified by W. Winder