Letter from Blue
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the Board of Trade's letter
dealing with the subject
of the 7th June 1882, a copy of which
was forwarded
to the Governor of Hongkong
by Lord Kimberley in his
Despatch No. 137 of
the 27th June 1882, and to the Memorandum
The whole probability of the fact is that Government
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and "I would add that
Service is opposed to payments being made partly
by fee and partly by
Salary.
But though I am unable to assent to
your present proposal with regard to the
Salaries of Mr. Dixon and
Is Patrachte, I may
not refuse to entertain the
question of an
increase of Salary being granted to
the officers in question
when they have had
longer service, should
their work continue to be
satisfactory and should
their services continue to give
satisfaction.
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