which ought to be more familiar to me than they are Your Lordship
be inclined to condone
may the mistake in consideration of the Public advantage, which
I imagined I was securing. I have the honor to be, My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient
humble Servant.
R. MacDonnell
Governor.
Hongkong
MINUTE PAPER.
Sir Hansford
So long
as
the Estimator gives all the financial information required in the dept & the Treasury there can be no doubt that the simpler the form
the better.
Simplicity commends itself by its clearness
it is unencumbered
returns which are thus
more perspicuous then explanatory
W.&. 23.11.
The deviation from the prescribed form
may make this clearer.
tend to clearness for consideration.
Luruyent
836
1628 du 27.69.
Allow. Hes
929/11