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are to be charged in the Public Accounts.
Since the Statement (Statement) was copied it has been discovered, that the situations of Military Secretary and Aide-de-Camp to the Governor have been overlooked.
On any points that appear to require additional explanation, Lieut. Col. Malcolm will be ready to afford it to Your Lordship, and to that Officer I respectfully beg to refer you. Your Lordship will have seen from some of the printed Enclosures to my former despatches, that Caine is Malacca has held the situation of Officiating Colonial Secretary
in addition to that of Registrar, and it is my wish to keep it open for him in the event of his return. In the meantime, it is perhaps as well, I should inform Your Lordship, that should sickness or any other unforeseen cause oblige me unexpectedly to quit China, I should appoint the Morrison to that Situation which would place him at the head of Affairs, in Conformity with Her Majesty's Letters Patent for this Colony.
Your Lordship will have further learned from my despatches to Lord Aberdeen, that I have humbly requested Her Majesty to relieve me from my Appointment as Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent in China, and as I have not time now to write a separate Despatch on the subject, I will close this one by begging, that Your Lordship will respectfully convey a similar request to the Queen as regards the Situation of Governor of Hongkong, to which Her Majesty has been graciously pleased
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are to be charged in the Public Accounts.
Since the Statement (Stitch) was
copied it has been discovered, that the situations of Military Secretary and Acd de Camp to the Iwerne have been overlooked.
On any points that appear to require additional explanation, Lieut. Col. Malcom. will be ready to afford it to Your Lordshit, and to that Officer I recordingly beg to respectfully refer you. Your Tordship will he seen from some of the printed Enclosures to my forme despatches, that Sicut Cola is Maledom has held the silication of Officiating Colonial Secutary
in addition to thich of
Secret my
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- any of Regatim, and it is my wish to :the p it open for him in the event of his return. In the meantime, it is perhaps as well. Ishould inform Your Lordship, that should...
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to
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oblige me
unexpectedly, Schould appoint the Morrison to that Siteration which would place him at the head of Affairs, in Conformity with Her Majesty's Letters Palaut for this clony.
Iver Lordship will have further learned from my despatches to Ford Aberdeen, that have humbly requested Her Majesty to releive me from my -- Appointment as Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintend
tendent in China, and as I have not
as
time now to write a separate Despatch on the subject, I with close this me by begging, that Tverr Portship will respectfully Convey a similar request to the Queen as
xeyards the Siluation of Governor of Hunghong, to which Her Draj: sly has been graciously
pleased
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