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Date.
No.
9
1877
Hong Kong
No 7692
(Subject)
DESPATCH,
CEIVE C.O.
25 JUN
1877
503
Application of Mr Plunket, Registrar & Supreme Court, for unappropriated Salary from date of appointment 15th April 1876, he having done duty from that date.
22 April 77.
Last previous Paper.
No. 85.
14
Diff Govt Secretariat file No.)
Minute by
I Meade
(Minutes.)
Mr Plunket has received greater consideration at the hands of this office than I think he deserved, from Colonial Secretary's letter to Governor dated 21/76-15 & S 18/54
Lord Carnarvon has laboured to please and conciliate him on every show.
As the Governor of Hong Kong will see by the despatch, the Secretary of State allowed him to remain at home on half pay leave indefinitely, which could not be safely entrusted to anyone.
When at last employment was found for him, it was considered that he could be rightly employed...
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