» Commonda 2. (aft: Hastings should be informed that I cannot consent to any increase in his present emoluments, that when and if an opportunity of offering him suitable employment in another colony appears and it is desirable on public grounds that his present appointment should be vacated, I fear there will be no alternative but to call upon him to accept such new employment, as the Officer cannot claim to remain longer if his services are not required. I gather however, that it may after all be not thought expedient that he should leave Hong Kong, although no pledge can be given on the subject.
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