he did go back to the Straits we are careful that Le Convenance should suffer as little as possible.
For the new official appointments, 6 months' Royal allowance was made. Le was retained in the post arising out of special employment to Perak: for this he recovered all allowances averaging $2000 in addition to free passage.
He now half expects an available Hong Kong allowance, suggesting that Hong Kong Army pay should be appropriated in the same manner as before. However, this would be against the rules of the Colonial Office, as stated by Hackett, who drew full Fijian pay and allowances, a similar case.
The $504 required is not readily available, as it has not been discussed by Read, because Le came now in his Man-of-War. The question arises, passing his dislike of the Hackett precedent, and his disinclination to allow it.
In Karstien's mother tongue, pan... a repetition. It is not clear whether he continued to receive his full salary up to the day he left the Straits, besides that of $2000, in addition to his Monsunil after three...