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of receiving Fifty dollars per mensem (about £150 Sterling per annum) : but there are obvious objections to this system, I have hitherto had occasion to avail myself of it, and how that the period approaches when the foot of Hong Kong will be obliged to frame and promulgate Bye-laws and Regulations, and to carry on and record its proceedings and acts in a more detailed and formal manner than it has hitherto been either necessary or feasible to do, the means of Printing possessed by the above-named Paper would be (and will be for the present) totally inadequate to that duty, to say nothing of what will be required from the Chief Superintendent's department, connected with the Consulates, Trade, &c.

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I therefore beg to recommend that His Lordship should at once send out the necessary Presses, and Personnel to conduct them; and, on their arrival, I would propose to establish a Foot Gazette on the principle that obtains at the different Presidencies in India as the Channel of all official communications that it shall seem expedient to have generally known.

It will be a question for consideration, and I beg respectfully to solicit the Command of His Lordship, whether the Conductor of the "Government Gazette", should be allowed to edit a newspaper, provided he finds that he and his establishment have leisure to devote to such a source of private profit.

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of receiving Fifty dollars per mensem (about £150 Sterling per annum) : but there are obvious objections to this system, I have hitherto had occasion to avail myself of it, and how that the period approaches when the foot of Hong Kong will be obliged to frame and promulgate Bye-laws and Regulations, and to carry on and record its proceedings and acts in a more detailed and formal manner than it has hitherto been either necessary or feasible to do, the means of Printing possessed by the above-named Paper would be (and will be for the present) totally inadequate to that duty, to say nothing of what will be required from the Chief Superintendent's department, connected with the Consulates, Trade, &c. 275 I therefore beg to recommend that His Lordship should at once send out the necessary Presses, and Personnel to conduct them; and, on their arrival, I would propose to establish a Foot Gazette on the principle that obtains at the different Presidencies in India as the Channel of all official communications that it shall seem expedient to have generally known. It will be a question for consideration, and I beg respectfully to solicit the Command of His Lordship, whether the Conductor of the "Government Gazette", should be allowed to edit a newspaper, provided he finds that he and his establishment have leisure to devote to such a source of private profit.
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of receiving Fifty dollars per menseme (about £150 Herling per annum) : but there are system, Icabe шалу Even as obvious Regards objections to this is the limited on which I have hitherto had occasion to avail myself of it, and how that the period approaches When the foot of Hong Kong will be obliged to frame and promulgate broccancer and Regulations, and to earry on and record its proceeding and acts in a more detailed and formal manner than it has hitherto been wither neapary or fepible to do, the means of Printing popessed by the above- hauned Paper would be (and will be for the present) totally inadequate to that duty, to say nothing of what will be required from the Chief. Superintendenti deportment, connected with the Consulates, Trade, Fro 275 I therefore beg to recommend that & his fout should at once send out the weepery Pufees, and Personst. conduct them; and, on on the same their arrival, I would propose to establish a foot fagette principle that oblaces at the different Presidencies in India as the Channel of all official communications that it shall seen expedients to have гладе generally known It will be a question for considuati and I beg respectfully to solicit the A. his foot Command of de the of sabfich, whether the Conductor the "government fazette", should be allowed to edit a newspaper, provided he finds that he and his extablishment have leasure to devote to such a source of private profit. 180 nop muselfs.
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of receiving Fifty dollars per menseme (about £150 Herling per annum) : but

there are system, Icabe

шалу

Even as

obvious

Regards

objections to this

is the limited on which I have hitherto had

occasion to avail myself of it, and how that the period approaches When the foot of Hong Kong will be obliged to frame and promulgate broccancer and Regulations, and to earry

on and record its proceeding

and acts in a more detailed and formal manner than it has hitherto been wither neapary or fepible to do, the means of Printing popessed by the above- hauned Paper would be (and will be for the present) totally inadequate to that duty, to say nothing of what will be required from the Chief. Superintendenti deportment, connected with the Consulates,

Trade, Fro

275

I therefore beg to recommend that & his fout should at once send out the weepery Pufees, and

Personst. conduct them; and, on

on the same

their arrival, I would propose to establish a foot fagette principle that oblaces at the different Presidencies in India as the Channel

of all official communications that it shall seen expedients to have гладе

generally known

It will be a question for considuati

and I beg respectfully to solicit the

A. his foot

Command

of

de

the

of

sabfich, whether the Conductor the "government fazette", should be allowed to edit a newspaper, provided he finds that he and his extablishment have leasure to devote to such a source of private profit. 180 nop

muselfs.

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