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the much usually bad health of last year

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of living,

And the

Supreme Court work equally increased by the

Accelerated his decease, whilst the seaward jurisdiction extending to China, and Japan, with an Admiralty jurisdiction. The price of his salary having regards to the torment

together embracing the whole Region, Stang Tong and from China which he twice encountered. Effective nursery to itself including besides a large Consular staff for the sole care of British subjects, reduces the relations, more than 180,000 Chinese inhabitants "very because he had been able to effect out of his prudent income during his five

All Subject to the British Law..

years service

Perforce.

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Notwithstanding these circumstances the salary was reduced £800 per Annum, during time

accepting the Relief rather for more effective there those of this as "Gentle Mr. Bremer recovered & Gentlemanly "Agreeable to the lucrative Office of Interpreting And They respectfully to state that on Account of this reduction during Mr. Adams five in active that Janx his these younger children

It truly remains for me twice there has been a spoiling to the huge sum beft in most though tense Circumstances Exchequer of March 1860. I believe that it justified in Stating that Mr. Adams conducted

et foresent depending upon the the Statues of his Duties office with Ability, of my dear husband's Services to the Colony They Independence, and Moderation, and

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thing.

And the are at

Business of our relatives.

The Circumstances

the first year of his Administration founder respectfully to solicit Her Majesty's Government

of the Executive Council attaching

to recommend that such a Grant should be made by the Hong Kong Government as my late husband Would have been

Munificent thereby such extra labour

The Affect 186's Mr Adams health loss to

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Unfairly that he returned to England but entitled to receive if he have resigned the honor recoverable are over brought out the Office before his death. Mr resumed his judicial duties in October 1864 but Seven Months Authority of Office

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