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all

indispensably necessary to provide

in the employ of Government

Whether at Hongkong

persons

with public quarters, whether at

on at the different Consulates. The

hire

of

the most common

Hong Kong experience get extended) would absorb a large portion of the Salary; and there is no doubt

Canton (where alone our

but the same observation will

even more

strongly apply to the

distant Consulates, whilst at Hongkong

houses

on

have been

are

terms,

or are

absolutely not to be had

and

24

have

many required, have been

and must be, built and kept in repair at the public expense.

With these general remarks

it

234

it is perhaps proper that I should

offer

cases.

Services

some

explanatory of particular.

I consider that the invaluable

Mr. Morrison as Chinese Secretary entitle him to the highest Salary assigned to any of the Consuls, and that which I have put down for his Assistant - (Mr. Morrison Junior) will have to be increased

soon as he is qualified to undertake the duties of an Interpreter. When I take into consideration

as

the quantity of original Chinese Correspondence and papers of every description that hereafter may

to arrive

unceasingly

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all indispensably necessary to provide in the employ of Government Whether at Hongkong persons with public quarters, whether at on at the different Consulates. The hire of the most common Hong Kong experience get extended) would absorb a large portion of the Salary; and there is no doubt Canton (where alone our but the same observation will even more strongly apply to the distant Consulates, whilst at Hongkong houses on have been are terms, or are absolutely not to be had and 24 have many required, have been and must be, built and kept in repair at the public expense. With these general remarks it 234 it is perhaps proper that I should offer cases. Services some explanatory of particular. I consider that the invaluable Mr. Morrison as Chinese Secretary entitle him to the highest Salary assigned to any of the Consuls, and that which I have put down for his Assistant - (Mr. Morrison Junior) will have to be increased soon as he is qualified to undertake the duties of an Interpreter. When I take into consideration as the quantity of original Chinese Correspondence and papers of every description that hereafter may to arrive unceasingly
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all indispensably mesesary to provide in the employ of Governmention Whether at Hongkong persons with public quarters, whether at on at the different Consulates. The hirie f the most common Hong at experience get extended) would absorb a large portion of the Salary; and there is no doubt Canton (where alone our but the same observation will even more strongly apply to the distant Consulates, whilst at Hongkong houses on anch been are terms, or are absolutely not to be had and 24 have many required, have been and must be, built and kept in repair at the public expence. With these general remarks it 234 it is perhaps proper that. Ishould offer cases.. Services some explanatory of particular. I consider that the invaluable. Mr. Morrison as Chinese- of Secretary entitle him to the highest Salary assigned to any of the Consuls, and that which I have put down for his Apistant - (Mr. Morrison Junior) will have to be increased soon as he is qualified to. undertake the duties of an Interpreter. When I take into consideration as the quantity of orginal Chinese Correspondence and papers of svery desoription that_ hereafter on peated_ may to arrive ben- unceasingly
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all

indispensably mesesary to provide

in the employ of Governmention

Whether at Hongkong

persons

with public quarters, whether at

on at the different Consulates. The

hirie

f

the most common

Hong at experience get extended) would absorb a large portion of the Salary; and there is no doubt

Canton (where alone our

but the same observation will

even more

strongly apply to the

distant Consulates, whilst at Hongkong

houses

on

anch been

are

terms,

or are

absolutely not to be had

and

24

have

many required, have been

and must be, built and kept in repair at the public expence.

With these general remarks

it

234

it is perhaps proper that. Ishould

offer

cases..

Services

some

explanatory of particular.

I consider that the invaluable.

Mr. Morrison as Chinese- of Secretary entitle him to the highest Salary assigned to any of the Consuls, and that which I have put down for his Apistant - (Mr. Morrison Junior) will have to be increased

soon as he is qualified to. undertake the duties of an Interpreter. When I take into consideration

as

the quantity of orginal Chinese Correspondence and papers of svery desoription that_ hereafter on peated_

may

to arrive

ben-

unceasingly

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