dupotch
with his
is and in any case
any
add that the
argument
to the despatches aheady sent, Contained in the memorial seem to be
•
the
fully reputed by despatch, and that re
forts detailed in the coming sufficient on has been made out for a special enquaning
st of adm
A
Cost of administration, which the hacked
taking steps
inte k
to reduce as vacancies occur; add with
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the Corencil Table if he wishes to do so,
he will of comete
to the memorialists.
couse be careful to communicate
CPL
23 Feb
M. Fairfield
You have artled me to look up the papers.
to the statement in this memorial.
gavinment
ment is alu
that
You brelating
Distinct
Micial
caution was
given to
"the
officers
for
belversing
that the service
upon
aj a
Hong Kong are in
any
cacy way
Less
regard to pan. 1. that the Secretary of State is loth to
believe and sees to reason
of the Unofficial
members in
valued and less utilised than in other from Colonies,
that they memorialists
dou
State suhted cul
And add with regard to pan. 17 must be well aware that the Senetary of ought to communicate with the colony only through
Governor,
that the
Imputation
the
I ment
Concerned that it was not to be looked
cament increase, but as an increase
permane
that was open to reconsideration and reduction
there was no
" the next or any following year. if -imprarement in the financial constition of the colony
This has been questionaday's Times
on the colonies in day
"contained in this sparagial The Unofficial
of the Unofficial n slighted by
de face that then representations have bek have you had
by the Souetary of
the
State does not
Colonial government or from to be justified-ons and his lordship, regelin that it shon't have been made, as it implies discounty
whether at home m in the colonies
The increase
I see, the in the article
the
members of Council at first readily accepted salaries which was sanctioned by Secretary of state and which was based
7
a
to
on the part of officia's gentlemen who are recognised to be my their colleagues and five
Liberty
to lay this
Tell him he is at
of
q
local commission,
upon the report
on which there was
official member. When however
military
Changed
they
one
only learnt that the
contribution was to be increased, they immediately their attitude, and M. Whitehead moved at the 10th of April 1891 - following immedi
the meeting of