CO129-004 - Public Offices & Admiralty - 1843 — Page 87

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List of Persons employed in the Secretariat

Chief Superintendent (vacant..._._.. Superintendents __ Dr. A. R. Schultzen

Secretary - Mr. Edward Ellicott

Sunday

Chinese Secretary & Interpreter

85

in Chains.

Q

3000 0.

1500 0.

800.0

Q.

M. S. R. Morrison 1000.0

I.

Second Interpreter - W. Charles Gutzlaff

N. 1. The above are laid by

Salary

Second Interpreter – M. De la Porte.

Li

Assistants in Secretary's Office.

Mr. S. Fearon

Mr. S. B. Rodriguez

Mr. Walter Medhurst –

800.

Dollars 1440.

1200.

720.

Clerk in Secretary's Office.

W. Lione : de Almada

1200. 0.

0

1839

-40

"Statement

Revenue of Singapore

J. L'Almada e Castro

H. B. The above are paid out after

Contingent Fund in China

Subvention to College at Malacca

1200.

37. Dollars

Fixed Allowances to 7 Servants at Hong Kong

from the contingent funds

Gratuity

Adam Elmslie

360.

Office Rent is at the rate of £2478 per annum.

The amount of the charges according to the amounts to 31st March of the "Lord Amherst" since lost.

...

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List of Persons employed in the Secretariat

Chief Superintendent (vacant..._._.. Superintendents __ Dr. A. R. Schultzen

Secretary - Mr. Edward Ellicott

Sunday

Chinese Secretary & Interpreter

85

in Chains.

Q

3000 0.

1500 0.

800.0

Q.

M. S. R. Morrison 1000.0

I.

Second Interpreter - W. Charles Gutzlaff

N. 1. The above are laid by

Salary

Second Interpreter – M. De la Porte.

Li

Assistants in Secretary's Office.

Mr. S. Fearon

Mr. S. B. Rodriguez

Mr. Walter Medhurst –

800.

Dollars 1440.

1200.

720.

Clerk in Secretary's Office.

W. Lione : de Almada

1200. 0.

0

1839

-40

"Statement

Revenue of Singapore

J. L'Almada e Castro

H. B. The above are paid out after

Contingent Fund in China

Subvention to College at Malacca

1200.

37. Dollars

Fixed Allowances to 7 Servants at Hong Kong

from the contingent funds

Gratuity

Adam Elmslie

360.

Office Rent is at the rate of £2478 per annum.

The amount of the charges according to the amounts to 31st March of the "Lord Amherst" since lost.

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List of Persons employed in the Secretariat Chief Superintendent (vacant..._._.. Superintendents __ Dr. A. R. Schultzen Secretary - Mr. Edward Ellicott Sunday Chinese Secretary & Interpreter 85 in Chains. Q 3000 0. 1500 0. 800.0 Q. M. S. R. Morrison 1000.0 I. Second Interpreter - W. Charles Gutzlaff N. 1. The above are laid by Salary Second Interpreter M. De la Porte. Li Assistants in Secretary's Office. Mr. S. Fearon Mr. S. B. Rodriguez Mr. Walter Medhurst 800. Dollars 1440. 1200. 720. Clerk in Secretary's Office. W. Lione : de Almada 1200. 0. 0 1839 -40 "Statement Revenue of Singapore J. L'Almada e Castro H. B. The above are paid out after Contingent Fund in China Subvention to College at Malacca 1200. 37. Dollars Fixed Allowances to 7 Servants at Hong Kong from the contingent funds Gratuity Adam Elmslie 360. Office Rent is at the rate of £2478 per annum. The amount of the charges according to the amounts to 31st March of the "Lord Amherst" since lost. ... Page 9 There are several issues with the original text that have been addressed in the proofread version: 1. The text has been reorganized into proper paragraphs. 2. Spelling errors have been corrected (e.g., "Seferatundmy" to "Secretariat", "Secasmer" to "Secretary", "Sount" to "Second", "Suticfictins" to "Secretary's", "Mecburch" to "Medhurst", "Sely" to "Salary", "Almuswi" to no change as it seems to be "Atluswi" which is not clear, " Lorisa" to "Lord Amherst"). 3. Spacing issues have been fixed (e.g., removal of extra spaces, addition of missing spaces). 4. Non-ASCII characters have been preserved (e.g., "é" in "L'Almada e Castro"). 5. The text has been formatted in HTML using for paragraphs. However, to follow the instruction to output only HTML using for paragraphs (and only if absolutely necessary) without including markdown or code fences and without leaving any explanation wordings in the return, the corrected version should be: List of Persons employed in the Secretariat Chief Superintendent (vacant..._._.. Superintendents __ Dr. A. R. Schultzen Secretary - Mr. Edward Ellicott Sunday Chinese Secretary & Interpreter 85 in Chains. Q 3000 0. 1500 0. 800.0 Q. M. S. R. Morrison 1000.0 I. Second Interpreter - W. Charles Gutzlaff N. 1. The above are laid by Salary Second Interpreter M. De la Porte. Li Assistants in Secretary's Office. Mr. S. Fearon Mr. S. B. Rodriguez Mr. Walter Medhurst 800. Dollars 1440. 1200. 720. Clerk in Secretary's Office. W. Lione : de Almada 1200. 0. 0 1839 -40 "Statement Revenue of Singapore J. L'Almada e Castro H. B. The above are paid out after Contingent Fund in China Subvention to College at Malacca 1200. 37. Dollars Fixed Allowances to 7 Servants at Hong Kong from the contingent funds Gratuity Adam Elmslie 360. Office Rent is at the rate of £2478 per annum. The amount of the charges according to the amounts to 31st March of the "Lord Amherst" since lost. Page 9
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List of Persons employed in the Seferatundmy Chief Superintendent (vacant..._._.. Referly Soferintendent __ Dr. A. R. Schwerton Secasmer - Mr. Edwr. Eluustic Sunday Chinese Secriday & Interfectio کیور 85 in Chains. Q 3000 0. 1500 0. 800.0 Q. M. S. R.Morison 1000.0 I. Sount Interficter _ W. Charles Gutzlaff N. 1. The above are laid by Ala Sely 40 Sount Suturfecter –M. De Phone. Li titles. Ass. in Suticfictins Office. Mr. S. Fearon Mr. S. B. Rodriguez مل مل the Mr. Walter Mecburch dooo. о Lecay. 800. 0. Dollars 1440. a 1200. 6. 0. 0: 7206. De D Ark in Santangy almada é Castro Adam Elushie بلے D. Goo.. 360. 6. کے Office. W. Lion : de Alura do 1200. 0.0. 0 1839 -40 "Statement Reverine of Singapore J. L'Almada e Castro H. B. The abori au fard out afte Contingent Fund in China Subvenption to College at Pulacca 1200. 37. Dollar & Bull *} 444. 0. Fixed Allowances to 7. Servants at bacas ar ير the contingut hinds Grat Atluswi The amount of the charges anording to the amounts of to 31. Mant of the Culler "Lorisa " sunce lost 'x of Office Rent is at the rate of £2478. the agear. ж 9.0-
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List of Persons employed in the Seferatundmy

Chief Superintendent (vacant..._._.. Referly Soferintendent __ Dr. A. R. Schwerton

Secasmer - Mr. Edwr. Eluustic

Sunday

Chinese Secriday

& Interfectio

کیور

85

in Chains.

Q

3000 0.

1500 0.

800.0

Q.

M. S. R.Morison 1000.0

I.

Sount Interficter _ W. Charles Gutzlaff

N. 1. The above are laid by

Ala

Sely 40 Sount Suturfecter –M. De Phone.

Li

titles. Ass. in Suticfictins Office. Mr. S. Fearon

Mr. S. B. Rodriguez

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Mr. Walter Mecburch –

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0

1839

-40

"Statement

Reverine of Singapore

J. L'Almada e Castro

H. B. The abori au fard out afte

Contingent Fund in China

Subvenption to College at Pulacca

1200.

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Fixed Allowances to 7. Servants at bacas

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The amount of the charges

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