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

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