CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 220

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expenditure by which the Treasury would think most advantageously officiate or as if the expenditure, which it may be necessary to incur for public works, & for the various contingent charges of the several departments of the public service - The simple topic on which I am about to enter is that, of the establishments to be maintained at Hong Kong, & of the Salaries to be assigned to the several members of them -

Notwithstanding the deficiency which you refer to of intelligence affecting the establishments within British colonies, the schedule which I have prepared is open to but few objections of any real weight or significance - I have, to a great extent been able to adopt your scheme as the basis of that which I have now to lay down for your guidance in the subjoined schedule.

You will find in it an enumeration of all the civil offices which it is designed for the present to maintain at Hong Kong. In explanation of those enlargements I have to make the following remarks.

The indispensable Institutions of every Colonial Government (& therefore

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3133 expenditure by which the Treasury would think most advantageously officiate or as if the expenditure, which it may be necessary to incur for public works, & for the various contingent charges of the several departments of the public service - The simple topic on which I am about to enter is that, of the establishments to be maintained at Hong Kong, & of the Salaries to be assigned to the several members of them - Notwithstanding the deficiency which you refer to of intelligence affecting the establishments within British colonies, the schedule which I have prepared is open to but few objections of any real weight or significance - I have, to a great extent been able to adopt your scheme as the basis of that which I have now to lay down for your guidance in the subjoined schedule. You will find in it an enumeration of all the civil offices which it is designed for the present to maintain at Hong Kong. In explanation of those enlargements I have to make the following remarks. The indispensable Institutions of every Colonial Government (& therefore
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ixpenne by which thes wist Neasury would the

1⁄2 most adven tuseously ofleniti or as if the expenditure. which it may be fenders findent to incur for fulific works, & for the basions contingent chayes of the faccal deportments of the fablic service - The simple topic on which Dam Prefaced ì to enter is that, of the

establishments to be maintained at King Kong, Lof the Saling tho biye assigned to the basins members of them -

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of public offices, to he maintained at Hong Kong, is open to hat few abjection of any real weight ignificance _ I have, to

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by down for your guidance

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schedule.

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will find

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the civil offices which it is designed for the present to maintain at Hong Kong. In explanation of those alargements I have to make the folloning cemarks

The insträfensable Institutions of every

Coloring

Government (& tenfore

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