325
the dollar) a loss of £700 sterling fur
or
4,200 in a vi
per
years'
tenn of office they have come upon
tite/
av a
For b I may
was
serious disappointment.
mutil now unaware, as
mention, was also the
Colonial Scentury, that the privilege
erjoyed by my
Predecessor wao
to
a o
be regarded though I cannot
exceptional, and
far as to
go so far
say positively that had I known
of the low on
exchange I should
not have accepted
I
carr
epted the appointment,
avsert with certainly that
this
this large difference in the emolumento would have considerably
NAOMBA SId
the doubts on the subjech which,
Your Lordship is
entertained on
offen
4
is aware,
receiving your
as.
kind
I would further ask Youn
another
Lordships conciduation of u -point. Though I have not
me,
infortimately, the letter by believe I am correct in saying
before. I left England I received one
that
from
your Departituent, inforvino me that HongKong
AVCIO
regarded
d ava
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