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leave to
rejoin his appointment - who inforned
me that previous to his departure from England he
had learnt at the Colonial Office that it was the wish of The Right Honorable The Secretary
of state that I should immediatly retium to Hong Kong and that Telegram to that effect had been addressed to me at Singapore. I consequently returned with Mr. Deane in the 350. Mail Manner, and received from the Straits Sovernment the tilegram ordering me back - This order, I expected, would be followed by instructions providing for the refined of the
consequently
expense that I had incvered - but nearly five months
has
now
I reported
clapsed since I
my arrival, and as yet I have
received no
compensation for the
very serious expense to which I have thus been subjected -
has
any
information reached me on the subject
I therefore most respectfully
set blass passage by
love
beg to apply to His Excellency The Leutenant.
Is Taranaki four Pershing of Co.:10 Governor for a refund
to Saigon
Tum Saisen to Surz
Trench mail Str
From Aden to Hamptons
of $804/200) Dollars Eight -4388:00 hundred and four, which
by or the humping - 1336 : n paid; as arplained by
O. Company.
Baggage Sonans Phusro & 20:00
Manner,
the attached bill forn
Total - B04: a first class passage to
8044:00