My Lord,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's despatch of the 2nd February ultimo, informing me that M. Gerard occasionally been admitted, where an appointment has been actually vacant, which was I believe the case here at all events for part of the time.
M. Gerard
As to W. W. Austin's case, which the quote in former in GR11749/82, I find that for exceptional reasons he was treated (Lee489/78, 47469/pp) under the interchangeable pension scheme of 1869, but M. Gerard has no service anywhere but in Hong Kong, so it is not at all likely...
On the whole, I have to meet in some way what is wished by the Governor's wish in the 2nd paragraph to give him a larger pension than £141-13-4.
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annex
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Government House,
Hong Kong, April 18th, 1884
My Lord,
I have the honour to forward for signature to the Despatch and the draft Agents. And I may point out that M. Gerard regards the beginning point that M. Russell was appointed Solicitor General in 1881. M. Gerrard continued to act till 1882. Before 1881, there was no titular holder of the office.
CPD, 30 July /572
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To acknowledge the receipt of Lordship's despatch 1925
The Right Honourable
The Earl of Derby