General Anson's.
Manner, Effectivement the title of Acting Governor of Penang is to be changed for that of Resident Councillor and the salary is to be reduced from £1800 to £1500. If correctly both places are the same Out post in the Civil Service prizes
In March tells me that he would prefer to remain at Hongkong were it not for the unfortunate relations between himself and Sir John Pope Hennessy. I think therefore that it would be a matter for regret he should not return to that Colony on the expiration of his leave which may perhaps be extended for a few months. Sir J. P. Hennessy will then have completed nearly four years service. Not unnatural for him to take one more year's leave home which would leave one year further for the joint residence of Sir
himself I feel and also March 21 in Hongkong before the completion of Sundry Home system then I understand from Mr March that the Governor has a room in the Colonial Secretary's office where previous Governors transacted business. It might be well, in order to avoid the delay in replying to our despatches which is apparently caused by their accumulation at Government House without the Colonial Secretary ever seeing them without importing derangement to the Governor, to transact business at the Colonial Secretary's office, and if he takes papers home one day to return them to the office the next day. It might be added that I think Colonial Secretary should not only have the custody of the papers but should initial the work. Less than positive instructions Jan